|
|
Historical Event on 5/20/1900
Sumitranandan Pant was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1861 | Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 10/28/1998 | The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists. |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 4/8/1774 | Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old. |
| 11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 5/9/1995 | Militants set Charar township on fire in the vicinity of the Charar-e-Sherif shrine. More than 1,000 houses burnt. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 12/26/1831 | Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away. |
| 7/16/1999 | 17 are killed and over 200 injured when the Delhi bound GT Express collides with derailed wagons of a goods train near Mathura. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
