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Historical Event on 8/20/1885
First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 12/31/1956 | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80. |
| 8/21/1990 | Prasar Bharati Bill moved in the Lok Sabha . |
| 5/27/1948 | The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec. |
| 1/22/1901 | Nirmal Kumar Bose was born. |
| 7/1/1947 | Sharad NandKishore Yadav was born in Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 6/4/1902 | Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), was born. |
| 4/26/1813 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore. |
| 2/6/1937 | Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born. |
| 11/13/1901 | Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state. |
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