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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/16/1991President's rule imposed in Haryana.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
9/7/1988President's rule in Mizoram.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
6/20/1972Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey, great Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996), was born in Bombay.
5/3/1959Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh).
9/29/1993JD, JD(A) and SJP merge to fight BJP in the assembly elections.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
9/1/1962Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
2/28/1997Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presents an action-packed budget for 1997-98.