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Historical Event on 8/20/1915

Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born.

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9/28/1924In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death.
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3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.
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9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
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8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
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