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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 |
| 9/13/1893 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away. |
| 8/10/1991 | Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena. |
| 9/17/1937 | Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 11/5/1995 | Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
| 4/2/1987 | Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards. |
| 2/6/1966 | Madurai Kamraj University established. |
| 8/8/1942 | 'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle. |
| 1/22/1899 | Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born. |
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