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Historical Event on 10/20/1954
Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
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5/3/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre takes over as the new BJP President. |
9/17/1997 | Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW. |
9/1/1965 | Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir. |
11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
11/6/1952 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
5/21/1992 | Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died. |
2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
7/20/1991 | Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead. |
1/25/1992 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993). |
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