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Historical Event on 5/20/1850
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1978 | Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy. |
| 1/8/1925 | The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow. |
| 6/1/1959 | N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party. |
| 9/12/1686 | Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist. |
| 9/19/1997 | India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too. |
| 6/17/1933 | The civil disobedience campaign ended. |
| 7/23/1933 | Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country). |
| 2/10/1691 | Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta. |
| 2/10/1691 | Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi. |
| 2/10/1691 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
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