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Historical Event on 7/20/1924

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
2/9/1951The first census of free India of enumeration work was started.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.