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Historical Event on 11/20/1946
Gandhiji starts tour without party.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | Indian Independence Day. |
| 6/15/1947 | All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi. |
| 2/19/1996 | Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
| 1/14/1773 | Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born. |
| 2/14/1901 | Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born. |
| 8/2/1763 | British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle. |
| 10/24/1934 | Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay. |
| 12/26/1999 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
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