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Historical Event on 11/20/1997

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1905Purushotamsing Bajaj, industrialist and social worker, was born at Shikarpur (Sind).
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
4/8/1993Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.