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Historical Event on 1/1/1920
Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 10/11/1988 | Janata Dal, a new national centrist opposition party, launched. V. P. Singh elected President. |
| 2/20/1868 | Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brothers, first published the 'Amrita Bazar Partika', a weekly issue in Bengali. |
| 1/24/1948 | Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*). |
| 2/23/1997 | 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa. |
| 2/18/1665 | The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 12/23/1920 | King George V signs Home Rule Act. |
| 8/18/1995 | Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement. |
| 12/19/2000 | A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city. |
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