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Historical Event on 8/20/1909

Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
3/16/1902A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala.
8/18/1993The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
12/8/2000EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.
12/16/1999Likhiram Karve, Madhya Pradesh's Minister for Transport, is hacked to death by naxalites.