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Historical Event on 1/20/1996
The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/23/1944 | U C Joshi, cricketer (Sussex off-spinner 1970-74 from India), was born. |
| 6/23/1971 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away. |
| 3/1/1917 | Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan. |
| 6/20/1996 | Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT. |
| 2/14/1970 | Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization. |
| 7/24/1997 | Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali. |
| 3/15/1969 | Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa. |
| 6/17/1887 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born. |
| 5/6/1997 | 12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi. |
| 11/17/1999 | 41 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91. |
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