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Historical Event on 1/20/1997

Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
4/8/1991Prafulla Kumar Mahanta,Assam CM, steps down as party chief.
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
7/30/1886Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.