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Historical Event on 8/20/1917
Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1989 | Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'. |
| 1/19/1948 | India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York. |
| 2/3/1928 | Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival. |
| 12/6/1857 | Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi. |
| 1/16/1988 | L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died. |
| 12/22/1977 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamese poet, passed died. |
| 3/31/1930 | Shyamji Krishna Varma, freedom fighter, nationalist and patriot, passed away in Geneva. |
| 8/13/1795 | Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
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