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Historical Event on 9/20/1942

Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
9/24/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was second time crowned by 'Tantrik Paddhati'.