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Historical Event on 8/1/1920

Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/14/196985 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur.
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
5/17/1957Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests.
4/18/1971Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
12/27/1987Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.