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Historical Event on 7/20/1916

Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.