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Historical Event on 05/20/1498

Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.

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1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
12/21/1956The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
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4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.