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Historical Event on 4/20/1965
First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 7/5/1901 | B. N. Sircar, producer and founder of International Film Craft and New Theaters Ltd., Calcutta was born at Bhagalpur. His films are Boker Bojha, Chorekanta, Chasar Meye (1931). |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
| 7/1/1996 | RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%. |
| 4/9/1669 | Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels. |
| 8/18/1997 | Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched. |
| 10/4/1907 | Riots in Calcutta. |
| 4/27/1606 | Jahangir arrested Khusroo. |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 11/2/1774 | Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India. |
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