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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
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
3/16/1995World's best 7th wkt stand of 461 runs by Bhupinder Singh Jr. & P. Dharmani.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
9/11/1911Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
8/17/1947The first British troop leaves for England after Indian independence.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.