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Historical Event on 8/20/1909
Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1818 | The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company. |
| 10/19/1888 | Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem. |
| 2/24/1922 | Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab. |
| 6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
| 7/16/1991 | Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%. |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 12/26/1904 | First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India. |
| 8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
| 8/5/1981 | Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J). |
| 9/14/1868 | Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90. |
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