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Historical Event on 2/20/1947
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1998 | Anna Hazare, social worker, was awarded the CARE International humanitarian award for 1998. |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 6/24/1928 | Mrinal Keshav Gore, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 9/18/1997 | President K.R. Narayanan inaugurates Mammen Mappillai Hall at Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 4/3/1994 | S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party. |
| 1/26/1882 | Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 1/23/1997 | 50,000 miners in Orissa lose jobs as 57 mines are closed down. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 6/21/1906 | Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away. |
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