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Historical Event on 05/20/1498

Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.

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10/2/1934Indian Naval Force was established.
9/3/1984Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
3/4/1895Surendra Singh Majithia, great industrialist, was born.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).