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Historical Event on 05/20/1399

Saint Kabir was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
12/22/1998The National Award for the Best Technological Invention is conferred on Prof. J. R. Isaac, a computer scientist.
9/1/1989Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.
6/19/1747Nadirshaha passed away.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".