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Historical Event on 1/1/1920

Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
4/16/1974Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar.
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.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
9/12/1922Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
12/20/1978Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.