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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 |
| 2/10/1910 | Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born. |
| 8/1/1953 | Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas. |
| 1/1/1967 | Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots. |
| 3/9/1998 | Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title. |
| 2/11/1993 | Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 10/10/1910 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, famous doctor who worked in China, was born at Solapur, Maharashtra. |
| 5/27/1994 | Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
| 9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
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