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Historical Event on 5/20/1915
Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
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| 1/29/1996 | S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president. |
| 8/2/1980 | Ramshankar Baij, great sculptor, died. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
| 9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
| 9/25/1928 | Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 1/9/1919 | Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born. |
| 7/20/1654 | Portugal was taken over by Britishers. |
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