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Historical Event on 7/20/1903

British to increase size of Royal Army in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
2/21/1998Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".
8/18/1900Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.
9/8/1951The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad.
3/12/1911Daman Div Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, was born.
10/10/1906Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswamy, great Indian writer, was born.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
10/2/1930Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.
1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.