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Historical Event on 12/20/1994
The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/2000 | A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, ""The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the ""task has remained unfinished |
| 8/17/1780 | Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 4/6/1998 | India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries. |
| 5/6/1946 | Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away. |
| 7/23/1918 | Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 5/21/1999 | A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State. |
| 9/29/2000 | Nayudu award goes to former India cricket captain Lt. Col. Hemu Adhikari. |
| 3/16/1966 | Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966. |
| 1/18/1942 | Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies. |
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