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Historical Event on 8/1/1920

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
5/17/1916Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore.
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.