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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
11/18/1960Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.
1/22/1666Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid.
6/3/1985The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.
2/6/1966Madurai Kamraj University established.