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Historical Event on 2/20/1976

Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
9/13/1997Grieving India lays to rest Mother Teresa in state funeral in Calcutta in which pomp and splendour is combined with religious rites.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
5/18/1926Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.
12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
7/18/1990Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K.