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Historical Event on 5/20/1915

Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1996United Front Govt's Common Minimum Programme announced.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
6/25/1943No. 8 Squadron started functioning absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel, and also issued with a vengeance to achieve operational status.
4/1/1947Gandhiji addresses Asian Relations Conference in Delhi.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.