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Historical Event on 7/20/1924

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
6/16/1946C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
1/26/1961Special stamps dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the Champion of Liberty series issued by the United States postal department.
12/30/1887Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of ""Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan"", was born at Bharuch.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
3/24/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India.
4/27/1705Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
10/21/1990Doordarshan starts afternoon news bulletins at 2 p.m. (Hindi) and 3 p.m. (English) of 7.5 minutes duration on week days and 5 minutes on Sundays.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.