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Historical Event on 2/20/1982
The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/9/1969 | India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus). |
| 4/17/1923 | Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India. |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 8/26/1949 | Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed. |
| 2/13/1993 | School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers. |
| 1/7/1831 | Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania. |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 12/31/1802 | Peshwa Baji Rao-II, after being defeated by Yashwant Rao Holkar, signed the treaty of Subsidiary Allowance and accepted security of British Government. |
| 11/17/1947 | Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress. |
| 12/8/1900 | Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born. |
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