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Historical Event on 2/20/1982

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
9/22/1999India asks Pakistan to prevent the reported attempt by the JKLF to cross the Line of Control (LOC) on October 4.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.