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Historical Event on 8/20/1917

Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1917Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
12/11/1991R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died.
2/27/1999Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
1/21/1943Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was hanged by British police.
6/17/1674Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.