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Historical Event on 2/20/1847
Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
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| 11/6/1913 | Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops. |
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| 5/10/1927 | Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India. |
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| 5/25/1917 | Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943. |
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