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Historical Event on 11/20/1859

Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.

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4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
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5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
1/19/1931The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.