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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
5/9/1996Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
3/30/1993India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
7/10/1997Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population.
9/28/1965India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
5/18/1992President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing.