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Historical Event on 5/20/1940

Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
8/16/1980Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
9/9/1947Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.