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Historical Event on 1/20/1997
Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 4/4/1947 | San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India. |
| 5/28/1964 | A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader. |
| 1/19/2000 | Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 11/1/1954 | Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born. |
| 12/20/1942 | Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating. |
| 7/27/1992 | Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 7/22/1987 | A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away. |
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