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Historical Event on 10/20/1919
Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/23/1992 | Varma Commission indicts IB, the Centre and Tamil Nadu police for failure to protect Rajiv Gandhi. |
| 1/8/1872 | Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born. |
| 10/15/1996 | Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives. |
| 8/15/1947 | India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries. |
| 2/16/1955 | Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 12/16/1960 | Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away. |
| 4/9/1986 | First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 3/25/1920 | Sardar Sambhaji Chandrojirao Angre, politician and farmer, was born. |
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