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Historical Event on 8/20/1917

Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
12/28/1972C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
12/10/1989Janardan Swami passed away.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.