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Historical Event on 3/20/1926

For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
10/15/1999Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.