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Historical Event on 11/20/1955

Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1997Madhavrao Scindia, Tariq Anwar, Meira Kumar, Oscar Fernandes and R. R. Dhawan appointed AICC general-secretaries by party president Sitaram Kesri.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.