Today in History 20th February: If you like to read and know about history, then this article is perfect for you. Through this article, you will be able to know about today’s date i.e. 20 February.
Today in history 20th February: If we talk about history, every day some important event happens and it is recorded in history. If we talk about the history of 20 February today, then this day was important for the history of India because India’s independence was announced on this day. This announcement was made by the then British PM Clement Atli to free India from British slavery by 30 June 1948, but due to some reasons this date was changed to 15 August.
Today in History 20th February: Declaration of India’s independence
On this day, on February 20, 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Atli announced at the House of Commons that India would be completely independent by 30 June 1948. His commitment reflects pressure to end colonialism after World War II. Atley appointed Lord Luis Mountbatten as Viceroy to oversee the freedom campaign. However, due to increasing stress and political complications, Mountbatten accelerated the process of freedom. Atley had set a target of June 1948 for independence, but eventually it was achieved quickly due to changing circumstances and India achieved freedom ahead of August 15, 1947, which in the country’s struggle against British colonial rule Proved to an important milestone.
Important events of the country and the world
Calcutta Medical College was officially opened in 1835.
In 1846, the British captured Lahore.
The Royal Calcutta Turf Club was established in 1847.
1848 Amrit Bazar Patrika published its first weekly newspaper in Bengali language.
1935 Caroline Michaelson stepped on Antarctica. She became the first woman to reach that inaccessible corner of the earth.
1947 British Prime Minister Clement Atli made a historic announcement to give India independence, he said that Britain would liberate India before 30 June 1948.
1950 Sharat Chandra Bose, elder brother and nationalist leader of the country’s great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, died.
1987 Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were declared the 23rd and 24th states of the Indian Union respectively.
The 2009 UN started celebrating 20 February as World Social Justice Day.
In 1999, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee went to Pakistan to meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for two days of talks.
2013: The smallest exoplanet ‘Kepler-37B’ was discovered.
2019: Death of famous litterateur Namwar Singh.
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