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Historical Event on 2/20/1982

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
9/8/1910Saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj died.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
11/3/1997American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity.
2/20/1994Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
6/4/1994Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'.