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Historical Event on 3/20/1782
Colonel James Tod, author and researcher of Rajput history, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1857 | Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire. |
| 11/27/1888 | Ganesh Vasudeo Malvankar, great social worker, educationist, writer and first speaker of Lok Sabha, was born in Baroda. |
| 7/20/1924 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha. |
| 8/1/1994 | The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force. |
| 6/9/1967 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness. |
| 4/4/1999 | India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta. |
| 5/7/1990 | Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas. |
| 3/17/1997 | Cochin Stock Exchange goes online. |
| 11/1/1999 | SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
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