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Historical Event on 8/20/1885

First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
4/21/1913Saint Chokhoba passed away.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
12/24/1988Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
10/31/1843Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
12/7/1993Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram.
11/9/1999Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour.