HISTORY TODAY (20th OCTOBER)

SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (20^th OCTOBER)

20^th October 
 BIRTH DATES

1. Faqir Ali Gohar Shar (Mengho Faqir/Poet/ birth 20^th October1918),

 2. Abdul Fatah Memon (Shikarpur/Poet, Education promoter/ birth 20^th October1920),

 3. Arif -ul- Moula (Pir Subhan/Poet/ birth 20^th October1922),

 4. Mir Mumtaz Ali Talpur (Politician/ birth 20^th October1939),

 5. Suhail Sangi (Journalist/ birth 20^th October1950),

 6. M.Aslam 'Sabir' Ansari (Poet/ birth 20^th October1956),

7. Akhtar 'Udasi' (Poet/ birth 20^th October1957),

 8. Munir 'Ajiz' (Poet/ birth 20^th October1959),

9. Ghani Babur (Mewo Babur/Poet/ birth 20^th October1968),

 10. Nazir Chachar (Moulvi/Social Worker/ birth 20^th October1969),

11. Razak Kharl (Jacobabad/Journalist/ birth 20^th October1969)

DEATH DATES

1. Seth Sobhraj Chetomal (Shikarpur/Social worker/ death 20^th October1928),

 2. Abdullah 'Bismil' (Poet/ death 20^th October1949),

 3. Rais Brohi (Hingoro/Hari leader/ death 20^th October1991)

EVENTS

1838: The Govt. of India informs Colonel Pottenger that all the troops are being dispatched to Karachi by Sea and that orders would be issued by the Military Department for sending Lieutenant Treshire and Ramsay in 'S.S. Polinurus' for purpose of enquiry into sources of the country.
1849: There is someone Mirza Agha from Sindh, who was appointed as British Agent at Shiraz. Today, his valuable services rendered for British interests, are appreciated and recorded by Colonel F.Farrant.
1918: A political public meeting is held by The Home Rule League in Karachi and on this occasion 51th Birthday anniversary of Gandhi is also celebrated. This may kindly be noted that Home Rule League was the most popular, active and functional in Sindh much before Congress and Muslim League.