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Historical Event on 8/20/1917

Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/25/1983India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies.
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
3/31/1995Bombay beat Punjab in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
10/10/1978Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.
9/20/1999T. R. Rajakumari (78), the dream girl of the Tamil silver screen for over two decades, died.
1/1/1948India raised voice against Pakistani infilatration in the country. A complaint was lodged in the Security Council of United Nation on Kashmir invasion.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
9/5/1962Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day.