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Historical Event on 12/20/1948

Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
12/16/1971Bangladesh was formed. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan changed his position dramatically and announced he would accept a ceasefire with India. After his forces in East Pakistan surrendered unconditionally, Yahya Khan vowed to keep fighting in the West against his political enemy. His reversal today undermines his administration, and there are growing indications he will step down as head of the military government. Yahya has already been criticized for his brutal repression of the Bengali separatist movement, which has renamed East Pakistan as Bangladesh. It appears that the separatists may actually benefit from the fighting, because India has managed to defeat most of Yahya's military forces in East Pakistan.