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Historical Event on 11/20/1947

Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1954Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
5/19/1904Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, passed away at Nauheim, Hesse-Nassau, France. He commenced cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
6/21/1814Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died.