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Historical Event on 5/20/1850

Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
8/3/1886Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi.
8/3/1886Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.