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Historical Event on 3/20/1970
Establishment of Muslim Satyashodhak Samaj.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1971 | The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent. |
| 7/12/1965 | Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore. |
| 7/12/1965 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 4/16/1934 | Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra). |
| 1/22/1996 | Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case). |
| 6/23/1810 | Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed. |
| 8/3/1995 | Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government. |
| 10/30/1996 | ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 9/16/1996 | First one-day international in Canada played between India and Pakistan at Toronto. |
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