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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 |
| 5/24/1956 | Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated. |
| 10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 6/25/2000 | The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry. |
| 6/10/1942 | 77 Mountain Brigade was raised at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. |
| 11/17/1999 | India beats New Zealand by seven wickets to win the one-day cricket series in New Delhi. Saurav Ganguly adjudged the 'man of the match' and 'man of the series'. |
| 7/22/1944 | Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P. |
| 10/24/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics. |
| 10/24/1934 | Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay. |
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