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Historical Event on 8/1/1920

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
2/22/1977Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc
9/10/1996Central Ethical Committee of ICMR on Human Research, constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) M.N. Venkatachaliah, held its first meeting. Several sub committees were constituted to address specific topics viz. Epidemiological Research, Clinical Evaluation of Products to be Used on Humans, Organ Transplantation; Human Genetics, etc.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
9/16/1929Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari).
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.