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Historical Event on 5/20/1878

Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
5/25/1995Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
2/9/1946Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours.
12/11/1929Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
4/28/1952The war between Japan and India ended.
8/20/1997Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
4/16/1853The 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.