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Historical Event on 2/20/1928
Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1987 | Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 7/9/1875 | The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree. |
| 10/16/1999 | Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). |
| 4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 2/14/1924 | Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 11/8/1966 | Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down |
| 1/1/1664 | Shivaji assumes royal title. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 5/4/1993 | Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice. |
| 4/2/1996 | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised. |
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