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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1893Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
6/9/1659Dara Shikoh was handed over to Aurangzeb's army by Jiwan Khan, a Baluchi whose life was saved by Dara.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
10/28/1996Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) spills into Western UP from Delhi.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
8/2/1958Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
12/4/1993Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.