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Historical Event on 7/20/1905
First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/1/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo. |
7/13/1974 | India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley. |
8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
8/17/1998 | The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent. |
3/30/1993 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away. |
8/4/1935 | Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935. |
7/21/1934 | Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune. |
3/1/1775 | Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army. |
2/10/1926 | Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra. |
4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
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