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Historical Event on 2/20/1863
Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/27/1857 | Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy. |
| 9/29/1981 | Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore. |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 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"". |
| 1/17/1981 | Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram. |
| 7/30/1886 | Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born. |
| 10/26/1981 | Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died. |
| 10/10/1998 | Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 11/18/1999 | Three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including its Chief Commander, are killed in a fierce encounter with Special Operations Group (SOG) in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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