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Historical Event on 1/20/1972
Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1980 | Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial. |
| 4/7/1998 | Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 11/11/1923 | Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot. |
| 10/24/1904 | Lalchand Hirachand, famous industialist, was born. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 3/15/1993 | Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200. |
| 8/8/1936 | Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country. |
| 2/27/1912 | Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. . |
| 11/7/2000 | Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament. |
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