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Historical Event on 3/20/1970

Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1970Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
2/23/1998Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, passed away in Dhaka, three days after being hit on the head while close-in fielding.
4/25/2000West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
10/11/1941Amitabh Bachchan, famous film actor, was born.