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Historical Event on 4/20/1888
246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1791 | Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer 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. |
| 4/2/1993 | MP High Court quashes dismissal of BJP Government under article 356; the Centre decides to move the Supreme Court. |
| 6/30/1930 | George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born. |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 4/21/1994 | Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film. |
| 7/1/1962 | Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away. |
| 3/20/1993 | Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai. |
| 8/21/1991 | Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died. |
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