Today Importance - 20th November
20-Nov-1572
Akbar responded immediately and on reaching Ahmedabad made adequate arrangements for his administration.
20-Nov-1760
Fattesingh Bhosale passed away.
20-Nov-1859
Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, died.
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20-Nov-1888
Director General Gurunath Bevur was born in Bevur village of Bijapur district.
20-Nov-1902
At the request of the Indian community, Gandhiji returned to South Africa and rallied Indians against the anti-Asian laws.
20-Nov-1907
Railway workers strike in India.
20-Nov-1917
J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Kolkata.
20-Nov-1917
The great Indies/English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plains) Ram Gopal was born.
20-Nov-1930
With all the panache of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders was convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. King George V, surrounded by turbaned monarchs, convened the round table in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was the leader of the nationalist movement, Mahatma Gandhi. The conference saw the disintegration of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with the spokesmen of the "untouchables".
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20-Nov-1942
Freedom fighter Atri Devi was arrested and sentenced to six months imprisonment. Earlier he was arrested for personal satyagraha and hoisting of national flag in Delhi Central Jail on 26 January.
20-Nov-1946
Gandhiji started without party.
20-Nov-1947
Parliament empowered the Government of India to censor the press in New Delhi.
20-Nov-1955
Kripal Singh scored 100* in his first Test match in India vs New Zealand.
20-Nov-1955
Polly Umrigar scored 223 against New Zealand to score India's first Test double century.
20-Nov-1967
The first Indian-made sounding rocket 'Rohini RH75' was launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
20-Nov-1969
Gundappa Vishwanath scored 137 runs in his debut Test against Australia at Kanpur.
20-Nov-1969
The Union Home Ministry has decided to reserve posts for SC/ST in public sector undertakings.
20-Nov-1981
Bhaskar-2, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by the Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. It provides experience in building and operating remote sensing satellite systems on an end-to-end basis.
20-Nov-1989
Popular singer of 'Kirana Gharana' Hirabai Barodekar passed away.
20-Nov-1990
Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD(S) ministry won the trust vote (224-146) in Uttar Pradesh with support from the Congress(I).
20-Nov-1990
The central government has asked the Supreme Court to set aside the $470 million Bhopal gas settlement order.
20-Nov-1993
RBI also approved two private sector banks: Times Bank Limited and IndusInd Bank Limited
20-Nov-1997
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrived in New Delhi. India and the Palestinian National Authority have taken stock of the stalled Middle East peace process. Both sides signed the first comprehensive memorandum of understanding.
20-Nov-1998
Chairman of Dhaka Grameen Bank. Mohammad Yunus was selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
20-Nov-1998
Chairman and Managing Director of JVG Group of Companies V.K. Sharma, who allegedly defrauded Rs. The man who embezzled Rs 600 crore from investors has been arrested in Mumbai.
20-Nov-1999
P.G.S. Indian scientist Moni has been honored by the French government.
20-Nov-1999
Kantha Rani Lata Mangeshkar, Senior Journalist 'Cho' Ramaswamy, Eminent Lawyer Fali S. Nariman and senior RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh nominated for Rajya Sabha.
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