1920 in India

India-related events during the year of 1920

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Events in the year 1920 in India.

Incumbents

Events

  • National income – 30,428 million
  • 1 September – Non-cooperation movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
  • 8 September – The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind issued a religious edict, Fatwa Tark-e-Mawālat on the boycott of British goods.
  • 14 September – Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Aligarh in 1875, becomes Aligarh Muslim University.
  • October – Formation of All India Trade Union Congress.[1]
  • 25 November – Founding of the University of Lucknow.[2]

Law

  • 8 July – The House of Commons adopts the findings of the Hunter report.[3]
  • Provincial Insolvency Act
  • Passport (Entry into India) Act
  • Identification of Prisoners Act
  • Aligarh Muslim University Act
  • Charitable and Religious Trusts Act
  • Indian Red Cross Society Act

Births

January to June

  • 12 February – Pran, actor (died 2013).
  • 16 February – I. S. Johar, actor, writer, producer and director (died 1984).
  • 7 April – Ravi Shankar, sitar player and composer (died 2012).
  • 14 June – Acharya Shri Mahapragya 10th Acharya of Jain Terapanth Sect (died 2010)

July to December

Full date unknown

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Kooiman, Dick (1980). "Bombay Communists and the 1924 Textile Strike". Economic and Political Weekly. 15 (29): 1223–1236. ISSN 0012-9976.
  2. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 315
  3. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262
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