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Historical Event on 8/20/1885
First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/7/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India. |
| 7/2/1941 | Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 10/6/1808 | Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born. |
| 8/5/1991 | Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court. |
| 5/5/1947 | Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable. |
| 4/21/1720 | Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General. |
| 6/23/1930 | The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London. |
| 4/5/1989 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died. |
| 12/10/1902 | Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary). |
| 11/14/1998 | Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies. |
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