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Historical Event on 5/20/1940
Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/24/1851 | First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km. |
| 5/25/1995 | Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill. |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 12/3/1955 | In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union. |
| 10/17/1999 | Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
| 2/2/1982 | Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also. |
| 4/5/1979 | First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay. |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 10/1/1993 | The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations. |
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