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