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Historical Event on 11/20/1967

First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
1/12/1992India and Russia sign a new political treaty.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.
12/23/1983Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
12/3/1992Indian, UN Operations in Mozambique begins (ONUMOZ - Dec 92 to Oct 94)
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.