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Historical Event on 10/20/1919

Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1992M. J. Pherwani, National Housing Bank Chairman, resigns following his bank's involvement in the Security scandal.
12/1/1989A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
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.
7/9/1993Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
8/16/1991C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away.
10/24/1930Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born.