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Historical Event on 5/20/1776
Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 6/21/1930 | Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob. |
| 6/21/1999 | Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking. |
| 12/29/1996 | Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested. |
| 7/9/1969 | India 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). |
| 2/7/1931 | Shila Kaul, the chief minister of New Delhi, was born. |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
| 5/8/1992 | Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%. |
| 11/7/1912 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, social reformer, was born at Travancore. |
| 1/10/1967 | Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur. |
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