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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
7/15/1991The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
4/12/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
7/4/2000The trial of the Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case begins.