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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1997South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.
11/19/1999Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus.
9/21/1996Apang (Legislative Party leader of Arunachal Congress) sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh chief minister again.
12/19/1919Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
8/12/1897Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.