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Historical Event on 2/20/1985
Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1906 | Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/19/1991 | Two national commissions on women set up. |
| 8/14/1954 | 'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai. |
| 5/3/1997 | Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi. |
| 6/3/1992 | Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident. |
| 6/25/1931 | Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 4/30/1996 | Re-polling in 445 stations in six states. |
| 12/26/1831 | Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away. |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 10/26/1962 | After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President. |
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