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Historical Event on 8/20/1885

First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
3/18/1991West Bengal opts for assembly poll.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
4/7/1942Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
2/14/1990An Indian Airlines Airbus crashes at Bangalore killing 92 people.
9/29/2000The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
12/3/1790Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta.
12/1/1970T. Swaminathan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 02-11-1972