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Historical Event on 1/20/1952
Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/25/1886 | Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 8/17/1986 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 5/25/1995 | Voting on the Criminal Law Bill differed again in Rajya Sabha. |
| 12/16/1952 | Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people. |
| 3/23/1968 | Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi. |
| 12/10/1948 | Human Rights Day. |
| 10/30/1966 | First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park. |
| 8/10/1942 | Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police. |
| 8/3/1954 | Atomic Energy Department established. |
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