20 May in Hindu history
20 May 149820 May 1894
Vasco da Gama lands near Calicut
The Portuguese fleet of Vasco da Gama anchors off Kappad near Calicut, the port of the Zamorin. European sea power in the Indian Ocean begins here.
Kanchi Paramacharya born at Villupuram
Swaminathan, who became the 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, is born at Villupuram. He headed the matha for 87 years.