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Historical Event on 12/20/1994

The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
1/30/1993Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away.
8/12/1897Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
12/25/1972Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker, eminent litterateur, first Indian Governor General and the founder President of Swatantra Party, passed away.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
10/19/2000The Government creates an electronic database of all the principal Central Acts from 1834 to 1996 of all India application.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.