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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
10/16/2000Rest of India wins the Irani Trophy cricket tournament. Murali Karthik scalps nine for 70, the best figures by a bowler in 38 Irani cup matches.
3/26/1987Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/14/1755Raghuji Bhosle, great fighter of Bhosle gharana in Nagpur, passed away.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
4/13/1982Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
9/21/1938Prof. Raghuveer Singh Rathore, Cricket Test umpire for one test in 1990-91, was born in Rajasthan.
11/30/1999The disinvestment panel headed by G. V. Ramakrishna demits office after the end of its three-year term.