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Historical Event on 1/20/1949

Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
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10/30/1924Word Saving Day.
1/19/1995Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
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11/16/1988India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine.