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Historical Event on 10/20/1947

First battle between India and Pakistan.

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7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
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2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
7/11/1998Guru Amardasji passed away.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
6/2/1953Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
6/8/1990Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Nepal PM, and his Indian counterpart V.P.Singh decide to restore normal ties.