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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.
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| 12/11/1991 | The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/15/1994 | India signed `GAT' agreement. |
| 4/16/1853 | The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns. |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 4/14/1988 | Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 11/11/1872 | Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", was b |
| 8/22/1922 | Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces. |
| 5/22/1989 | IRBM 'Agni' Missile launched successfully from Chandipur, Orissa. |
| 3/18/1972 | First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi. |
| 7/3/1661 | Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
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