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Historical Event on 12/20/1946
Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/11/1962 | Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives. |
6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
10/29/1967 | Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away. |
1/18/1995 | The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II). |
4/15/1942 | George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta. |
8/27/1978 | Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland. |
7/24/2000 | S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad. |
6/24/1966 | Atul Chandrakant Bedade, cricketer (Indian ODI batsman from 1994), was born in Bombay. |
11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
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