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Historical Event on 05/20/1399
Saint Kabir was born.
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| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 11/17/1991 | Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati. |
| 8/8/1990 | Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died. |
| 10/16/1994 | IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit. |
| 5/16/1946 | Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan. |
| 5/19/1951 | Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
| 3/1/1997 | India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 5/25/1894 | Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away. |
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