Various events that happened on August 20

Every day's significant events become history over time. Those events take place there, which are good, which are first, which are the curse-blessing of mankind.

The agenda of history has always been important to people. Keeping this importance in mind, Bangladesh regularly organizes 'Today's History' for its readers.

Today is 20 August 2024, Tuesday. Take a look at the important events that happened on this day in history, the birth and death dates of prominent people and other important things.

Events:

1828 – Establishment of Brahmo Sabha under the initiative of Rammohan Roy.

1897 – Scientist Ronald Ross discovers the malaria germ.

1914 – German Nazi forces occupy Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

1941 – Estonia gained full independence from the Soviet Union.

1961 – Construction of the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany is completed.

1970 – Establishment of Jahangirnagar University.

1971 – Flight Lieutenant Birshrestha Matiur Rahman died in a plane crash.

1988 – Iran-Iraq ceasefire comes into effect after eight long years.

Birth:

1833 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States.

1863 – Maulvi Abdul Karim teacher, educator, philanthropist.

1886 – Writer Ajit Kumar Chakraborty.

1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India.

Death:

1906 – Anandamohan Bose, Bengali politician and social worker.

1915 – Nobel laureate (1908) German microbiologist Paul Ehrlich.

1961- Nobel laureate (1946) American physicist Percy William Bridgman.

1986 – Abdur Rashid Tarbagish, a prominent politician of the Indian subcontinent.

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