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Historical Event on 8/14/1920
Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/20/1817 | Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College. |
| 8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
| 9/18/1941 | Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa. |
| 2/25/1884 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District. |
| 4/3/1984 | Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi. |
| 9/15/1993 | Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram. |
| 2/7/1981 | 61 die in circus fire in Bangalore. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 10/17/1919 | The Khilafat Movement was launched under the leadership of Maulana Jauhar Ali, Maulana Shaukat Ali and Abdul Kalam Azad. |
| 10/17/1970 | Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore. |
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