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Historical Event on 1/20/1957

First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.
10/20/1963Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
2/28/1997The samadhi of Morarji Desai - Abhay Ghat - near Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to be converted to a national monument, this was decided on Feburary 11.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
3/28/1999Pakistan decides to ease visa restrictions for the aged, women and children from India in response to New Delhi's move towards visa relaxation for several categories of Pakistani nationals.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.