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Historical Event on 3/20/1920

Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.

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1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
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3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.