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Historical Event on 8/20/1905
Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
| 2/16/1955 | Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away. |
| 7/21/1993 | Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal. |
| 3/4/1990 | V. P. Singh resigns as party president, but asked to continue. |
| 3/8/1986 | L.K. Advani elected President of BJP. |
| 5/17/2000 | The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
| 8/13/1956 | National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India. |
| 12/9/1994 | Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away. |
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