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Historical Event on 11/20/1947
Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1990 | Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. |
| 4/19/1976 | Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana. |
| 1/2/1959 | Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar. |
| 5/4/1849 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born. |
| 7/27/1993 | Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion. |
| 11/3/1995 | Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim. |
| 5/12/1997 | Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 7/31/1880 | Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
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