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Historical Event on 2/20/1985
Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/10/1761 | Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10). |
9/24/1995 | Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University. |
6/10/1997 | 18 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala. |
8/14/1862 | Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad. |
1/20/1684 | Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese. |
1/15/1898 | Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra. |
1/26/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day. |
4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
8/3/1967 | Rasiklal Das, great revolutionary, died. |
1/17/1925 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore. |
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