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Historical Event on 3/20/1904

Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
4/27/1857Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.
3/19/1848Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
11/11/1998V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
11/9/1960Subroto Mukherji, first Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force, suddenly died.