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Historical Event on 3/20/1921
Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/22/1930 | Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order. |
| 12/10/1979 | Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize. |
| 6/22/1995 | India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration. |
| 11/11/1999 | Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). |
| 10/9/1978 | Asian Games begin in Bangkok. |
| 12/3/1948 | Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born. |
| 2/23/1993 | Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya). |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
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