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Historical Event on 2/20/1982

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
12/19/1857The trial on Raja Nahar Singh, who was arrested and then was prisioned at Metcalfe House, began on Saturday at 1100 hrs at Delhi.
4/17/1977Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
2/11/1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.
10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
2/28/1967General Election ( 4th) of India ends.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.