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Historical Event on 4/20/1971

India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.

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3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
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5/25/1995Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
5/22/1940Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970).