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Historical Event on 5/20/1878

Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
10/3/1903Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.