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Historical Event on 2/20/1947
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/27/1870 | Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born. |
6/9/1991 | A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled. |
12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
9/18/1932 | A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence. |
10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
8/12/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis. |
1/27/1987 | P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA). |
11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
6/29/1873 | Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died. |
9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
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