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Historical Event on 5/20/1750
Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect.
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| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 12/1/1921 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail. |
| 12/30/1887 | Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, leader of India Freedom Movement, Law expert, Educationist, Litterateur and founder of ""Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan"", was born at Bharuch. |
| 8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
| 1/29/1994 | Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies. |
| 10/20/1960 | Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills. |
| 3/14/1994 | Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit. |
| 1/27/1967 | Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune. |
| 7/25/1997 | Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State. |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
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