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Historical Event on 3/20/1926

For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1980AIADMK wins Tamil Nadu Assembly election; Congress (I) wins in U.P, M.P, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
2/1/1986Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
11/18/1960Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
9/1/1978Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1981.