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Historical Event on 8/20/1909

Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
2/28/1927Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
10/24/1827Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.