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Historical Event on 5/20/1940

Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
7/15/1980Gajanan Vishwanath Ketkar, editor of `Kesri' and `Maratha', passed away.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.