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Historical Event on 3/20/1965

Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1968Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
9/10/1993India and South Korea sign agreement to expand trade and investment.
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
2/18/1823Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.