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Historical Event on 1/20/1948

1. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
8/23/1986The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
7/18/1993Rail, road traffic disrupted.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
2/13/1999The 5th National Games were inaugurated by President K.R. Narayanan in Imphal.
3/18/1944Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.