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Historical Event on 5/20/1900

Sumitranandan Pant was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1952The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
11/3/1998The first geo-scientific data centre of the country is inaugurated at the Geological Survey of India.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
7/16/1992Shankar Dayal Sharma is appointed President.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.