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Historical Event on 1/20/1949
Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/25/1965 | Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas. |
| 11/18/1898 | Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born. |
| 11/16/1921 | Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi. |
| 4/13/1982 | Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away. |
| 7/16/1959 | Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died. |
| 8/25/1990 | GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister. |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 8/20/1969 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India. |
| 8/13/1947 | Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house. |
| 6/30/1931 | June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India. |
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