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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
10/28/1997Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
5/14/1998India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister.
8/22/1993Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56.