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Historical Event on 5/20/1994

K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1870Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.
12/28/2000India, Israel deal on Phalcon AWACS planes put on hold, pending change of guard in the U.S.
11/29/1993Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata ""J.R.D. Tata"", Bharat Ratna awardee, Father of Modern Indian Industries and founder of Indian Aviation industry, passed away at 89 in Gen
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
11/13/1962Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.