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Historical Event on 12/20/1946

Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
6/13/1991Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists.
12/28/1932Britain says it is to release 28,000 prisoners, including Gandhi.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
12/20/1876Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote ""Vande Mataram"".
12/17/1933Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.