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Historical Event on 12/20/1904

Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
7/5/1997Janata Dal splits. Laloo Prasad Yadav forms Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav was elected as the Janta Dal president.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
5/6/1910Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.
1/16/1995India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.
3/3/1997Senior Officials Meeting of Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) countries begins in Mauritius.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.