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Historical Event on 12/20/1959

Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
11/29/1926Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.
7/2/1999Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict.
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
11/13/1917Gajanan Madhav, famous modern Hindi poet, critic and storywriter, was born.