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Historical Event on 6/20/1948
Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1976 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 2/1/1986 | Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit. |
| 2/1/1986 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
| 11/29/1948 | Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables. |
| 2/20/1968 | First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language. |
| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 8/26/1909 | Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born. |
| 12/3/1790 | Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta. |
| 8/5/1604 | John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized. |
| 9/5/1659 | Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
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