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Historical Event on 5/20/1878

Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1909Homi Jahangir Bhabha, famous nuclear scientist, was born in Bombay.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
9/21/1994Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
1/23/1996Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.