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20 - August Sadbhavana Diwas or Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi. (1944).

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20 - August - 1597 The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
20 - August - 1828 Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
20 - August - 1885 First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
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