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Historical Event on 5/20/1776

Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
11/10/1960B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961
6/6/1982Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
2/6/1995India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
8/28/1994Three medical officers of the Field Ambulance unit were killed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia.