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Historical Event on 2/20/1999

Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
9/8/1910Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
3/8/1995Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
9/1/1668Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
2/10/1916Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.