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Historical Event on 2/20/1994

Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
10/1/1997Parliamentarian and All-India Forward Bloc general secretary, Chitta Basu died during his journey by Howrah-bound Danaput Express from Patna. He was 72.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
6/5/1998Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
7/1/1952Olympic Games open at Helsinki.