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Historical Event on 10/20/1962
China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
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| 3/18/1919 | Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people. |
| 9/2/1956 | Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India). |
| 9/29/1996 | Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras. |
| 10/3/1991 | Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died. |
| 5/15/1992 | Harshad Mehta suspended. |
| 5/15/1992 | Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11. |
| 8/8/1932 | Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born. |
| 12/4/1997 | World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State. |
| 4/22/1998 | India and Bangladesh resolve to work together to ''root out terrorism'', push bilateral trade and harness river waters of the region. |
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