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Historical Event on 8/20/1917

Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/191724 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
9/21/1862Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.
11/13/1917Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
3/23/199710 Dalits killed in Kab village of Bihar by Ranbir Sena, a pro-landlord extremist organisation.
10/16/1994IRS P-2 successfully placed in orbit.
1/10/1986Pakistan decides to lift 8-year-old ban on private trade with India.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.