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Historical Event on 8/20/1944

Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.

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3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
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2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.
6/6/1890Gopinath Bardoloi, architect of modern Assam, freedom fighter and leader, was born.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.