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Historical Event on 8/20/1915

Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
11/28/1890Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule died. He led a selfless life devoted to the upliftment of the lower classes of the Hindu society. He also started school for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. He was assissted in education field by his wide Savitri Bai.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
12/21/1990Former Union Finance Secretary S. Venkatramanan appointed Governor of RBI. B. Rachaiah and Dr. Sarup Singh sworn in as Governors of Kerala and Gujarat respectively.