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Historical Event on 8/20/1917

Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
4/20/1989Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
7/12/1949Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
8/7/1868Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.