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Historical Event on 8/20/1921
The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1968 | Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur. |
| 6/21/1948 | C. Rajagopalachari was appointed the first Indian Governor General of Indian union (21/06/1948-25/01/1950). After January 25, 1950, this post was abolished. |
| 8/12/2000 | Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram. |
| 7/19/1938 | Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 1/26/1950 | Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar. |
| 2/23/1962 | Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started. |
| 3/5/1961 | Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
| 7/29/1876 | Indian Science Congress Association was established in Bowbazar Street of Calcutta. |
| 7/3/1987 | The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
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