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Historical Event on 7/20/1905

First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.

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5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
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10/17/1996President's rule reimposed in U.P.
4/5/1938Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.).
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
5/27/2000In a mini cabinet reshuffle, Nitish Kumar gets back his Agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Ray resigns as Minister of State for Steel.
2/10/1803Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.
10/20/19916.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.