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Historical Event on 11/20/1917

J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
11/27/1907Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
3/22/1977Janata and its allies gain absolute majority in Lok Sabha.
11/14/1889Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
1/31/1969Saint Meherbaba passed away.
6/1/1930First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.