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Historical Event on 7/20/1957

India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1990Gold Control Act was withdrawn.
1/22/1903Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta.
11/14/1996Competition Post Card', a new category of postcard, priced Rs. 2 introduced.
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
2/3/2000Dr. Bimal Jalan, RBI Governor, unveils a seven-point agenda for banking sector reforms.