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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1978The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.