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Historical Event on 1/20/1997

The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
5/19/1975Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune.
10/11/1988Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President.
10/11/1988Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
3/16/1946Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.