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Historical Event on 3/20/1920

Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.

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3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
10/31/1997Balmiki Prasad Singh takes over as Union Home Secretary. He succeeds K. Padmanabhaiah.
2/12/1995Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
11/16/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19).
4/1/1954Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.