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Historical Event on 9/20/1932

Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
12/5/1946Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
10/24/1657Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.
9/9/1952Kishorlal Ghanshamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, passed away.