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Historical Event on 11/20/1947

Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
5/17/1775Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
3/30/1923New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
4/21/1994Malayalam sweeps national film awards. Mammootty, Shobhana best actor and actress; T.V. Chandran best director; Buddadeb Das Gupta's Bengali 'Charachar' adjudged best film.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.