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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
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
5/27/1957Copyright Act was passed.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
2/15/1976The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.
2/15/1976Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .