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Historical Event on 1/20/1972

Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
6/24/1928Mrinal Keshav Gore, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
11/17/1948Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
4/4/1932Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
3/10/1993The 12-day-old caretaker ministry in Tripura led by Samir Ranjan Burman resigns.
6/5/1929S.V. Subramanian, great Hindi writer, was born at Virakeralanpudur, Tamil Nadu.