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Historical Event on 12/20/1942
Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 7/29/1980 | India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics. |
| 9/26/1932 | Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born. |
| 10/9/1945 | British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 2/20/1928 | Abaji Narayan Pednekar, children's story writer, was born. |
| 7/26/1844 | Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court. |
| 1/2/1967 | University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State. |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 2/4/1910 | New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest. |
| 3/31/1959 | Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India. |
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