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Historical Event on 2/20/1999

Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.
10/1/1867Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
8/1/1939Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.