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Historical Event on 5/20/1850

Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
3/29/1952India enters into a war with Japan.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.
10/20/1990Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.