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Historical Event on 05/20/1399

Saint Kabir was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
9/1/1947Indian Standard Time was adopted.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
6/9/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans, alias Bal Gandharva, went into a coma in Bombay and never regained his consciousness.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
11/16/1913Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
11/5/1976Lok Sabha votes to extend its own life by another year.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.