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Historical Event on 8/20/1921

The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
6/26/1995Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
7/10/1999The Delhi police arrest Mohammad Javed alias Babu Bhai, an accused in the Jain Hawala case.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
6/30/1934Chintamani Nagesh Ramachandra Rao, famous Scientist and Chemist, was born. His research work confines to ""Solid State Chemistry"". In 1982 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.