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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
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
7/31/1993Transport operators begin nation-wide strike.
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
3/16/1880Parshuram Rajshekhar Basu, famous Bengali writer, was born.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
5/9/1992Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.