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Historical Event on 5/20/1915
Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1920 | A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP. |
| 5/27/1930 | India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured. |
| 7/29/1927 | Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born. |
| 5/25/1877 | Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers. |
| 12/6/1971 | US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan. |
| 12/12/1999 | Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda. |
| 4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
| 3/3/1885 | Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt). |
| 8/6/1989 | Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour. |
| 3/29/1963 | Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died. |
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