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Historical Event on 4/20/1965

First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1916Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
3/17/1997Cochin Stock Exchange goes online.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
7/29/1891Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur and Hindi writer, passed away in Calcutta.