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Historical Event on 11/20/1967

First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
9/15/1860M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.
6/27/1939Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.