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Historical Event on 05/20/1378

Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
11/24/1999India finish with 10 gold, eight silver and seven bronze medals in the Commonwealth shooting championship which ended in Auckland.
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.