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Historical Event on 2/20/1827

Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
11/20/1999P.G.S. Mony, Indian scientist, is honoured by the French Government.
11/20/1999Property Tax was passed.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.