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Historical Event on 4/20/1887

Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1993India develops Phased Array Radars critical for its ""Akash"" surface-to-air missile and launches its indigenous main battle tank 'Arjun'.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
9/11/1967China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance