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Historical Event on 5/20/1940

Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1948Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
12/1/1886Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Musran in U.P.
2/2/1965Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission.
7/22/1997Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.