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Historical Event on 5/20/1964

P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
4/1/1882Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
12/10/1967Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar.
12/26/1925Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.
2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.