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Historical Event on 3/20/1952

Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.