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Historical Event on 4/20/1914

Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
2/21/1899Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
2/15/1967Fourth General Election of Lok Sabha begins.
6/11/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
12/1/1931The Second Round Table conference that began in London ended. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam, etc. Two committees were setup to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in future constitution.
11/7/1991Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.