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Historical Event on 2/20/1953

India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
5/8/1910Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
6/30/1981President's rule imposed in Assam.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
3/13/1971Fifth General Election of India ends.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
12/17/1934Khandesh Gandhi Mir Sukrulla, great patriot and freedom fighter, died.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.