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Historical Event on 5/20/1972
Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 5/9/1997 | At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 12/27/1998 | Churches 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. |
| 1/1/1965 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"". |
| 3/21/1973 | Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away. |
| 12/10/1932 | The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad |
| 2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
| 6/27/1966 | D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968. |
| 11/16/1908 | Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born. |
| 3/15/1936 | Vasudevrao Apurao Changre, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
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