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Historical Event on 3/20/1926

For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1916Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan.
11/2/2000Sinam Chandramani Singh (18), national bravery award winner, his brother Sinam Robin Singh and their aunt were among 10 killed in firing by eight Assam Rifles personnel at Malom near Imphal.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
9/17/1892Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
12/20/1904Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
10/24/1984Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district.
1/12/1869Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi.