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Historical Event on 8/20/1905

Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
9/12/1992Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
8/12/1897Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
7/22/1991Pandit Basavraj Rajguru, great singer, passed away.
10/24/1954Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.
6/1/1993Speaker disqualifies four Ajit group MPs.