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Historical Event on 12/20/1904

Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
3/3/1990JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
3/26/1991Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.