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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.
3/31/1930Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva.
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
8/8/2000The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.
9/29/1990Central Government adopt a three-pronged strategy to create additional 30 lakh jobs outside the government sector over the next five years.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
10/11/1894Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.