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Historical Event on 1/20/1897

Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1987Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.
2/15/1920Kanti Mehta, trade unionist, was born at Calcutta.
6/24/1901John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
3/17/1955Indian Standard's Institute started working to control the quality of Indian products and the ISI mark was issued to quality products.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
11/12/1984Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
7/17/1997K.R. Narayanan,Vice President, wins in the Presidential election with a record margin to become the next head of state.