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Historical Event on 11/20/1572

Akbar responded with alacrity and arrived at Ahmadabad and made adequate arrangements for its administration.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1908Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
8/9/1992Golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement begin in Bombay.
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
11/11/1675Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.