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Historical Event on 12/20/1946

Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
11/10/1698East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.