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Historical Event on 8/20/1921

The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
8/16/1958Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath.
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.