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Historical Event on 5/20/1996
CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
| 6/10/1900 | Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born. |
| 12/14/1946 | Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. |
| 4/3/1984 | Bombay beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 6/18/1997 | Prakash Padukone launches IBC. |
| 10/2/1950 | Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/5/1955 | Kumari Mamata Promileswar Banerjee was born in Calcutta (West Bengal). |
| 10/28/1997 | Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31. |
| 10/11/1737 | A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives. |
| 11/15/1921 | 16 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels. |
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