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Historical Event on 11/20/1946

Gandhiji starts tour without party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
6/4/1912Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
5/12/1998Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT.
5/12/1998Guru Amardasji passed away.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.