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Historical Event on 11/20/1955

Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
5/23/1993Channa Reddy,Rajasthan Governor, shifted to Tamil Nadu. Motilal Vohra appointed in UP and B. Satyanarayan Reddy moved to Orissa.
12/6/1907Revolutionaries looted Chingaripota station.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
12/25/1946Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"".
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
8/15/1985Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off.
8/5/1975The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament.
9/17/1997Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the only U-233 fuelled operating reactor in the world, attains maximum capacity of 30 KW.