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Historical Event on 1/20/1957

First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1865Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
12/12/1721Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born.
8/7/1905Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
9/1/1956Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control in Kashmir.
2/20/1827Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.