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Historical Event on 12/20/1866
Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/18/1991 | 12 LTTE militants commit suicide. |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 12/30/1947 | India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter. |
| 2/19/1995 | National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established. |
| 11/14/1919 | Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 1/8/1999 | Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi. |
| 3/6/1990 | India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. |
| 4/9/1991 | Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away. |
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