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Historical Event on 8/20/1909
Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1962 | Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages. |
| 7/28/1912 | Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born. |
| 12/26/1907 | 23rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"". |
| 7/29/1901 | Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War. |
| 3/18/1938 | Shashi Kapoor, famous film producer, director, actor and dramatist, was born in Calcutta. He has made sucessful films like Junoon, Kaliyug, Heat and Dust, etc. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 3/3/1983 | Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi. |
| 10/26/1999 | The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case. |
| 9/22/1979 | Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship. |
| 10/24/2000 | Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi. |
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