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Historical Event on 11/20/1859

Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1985Uday Merchant, cricketer (brother of Vijay, prolific scorer), passed away.
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
6/9/1991A question paper was leaked due to which the Civil Services preliminary examination was cancelled.
2/1/1881Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.