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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
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
2/16/1942The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
11/7/1912Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, social reformer, was born at Travancore.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
1/5/1952U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi.
6/15/1908Stock Exchange of Calcutta was opened of Baldeodas Daduawala and Overened.