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Historical Event on 1/20/1997
The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 3/25/1971 | Aashish Rakesh Kapoor, cricketer (Indian off-spin batsman 1994- ), was born in Madras. |
| 1/25/1950 | The post of the Governor General of India was abolished. |
| 5/21/1835 | Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 1/7/1993 | The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court. |
| 5/13/2000 | The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| 1/23/1992 | India becomes ASEAN dialogue partner. |
| 12/9/1999 | Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case. |
| 11/18/1911 | Free primary school education is introduced. |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
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