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Historical Event on 11/20/1997

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
1/18/1995Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
8/3/1998India's most sophisticated medium range surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was test-fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.