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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 |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 1/19/1905 | Bahadur Tair, under their leader Mongol of Hulagu Khan, captured Lahore. |
| 10/16/1936 | 35 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay. |
| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 2/21/1953 | Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM. |
| 12/16/1922 | Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle. |
| 9/29/1997 | Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India. |
| 10/14/1930 | The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'. |
| 4/21/1955 | Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India. |
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