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Historical Event on 5/20/1972

Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
12/3/1884Amarsingh, Rajput king of Mewar, was born.
11/6/1904Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.