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Historical Event on 3/20/1920

Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.

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10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
4/22/1994Chabbildas Mehta sworn in as Gujarat CM.
3/26/1991Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).
8/18/1990Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.
2/21/1992Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections.
10/24/1954Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.