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Historical Event on 1/20/1871
Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1996 | Tamil Nadu Govt. moves SC for fresh directions to Karnataka govt. for release of 15 tmc. ft. of water. |
| 2/6/1949 | India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad. |
| 11/18/1898 | Prabodhchandra Bagchi, researcher of ""Ancient History of India"", was born. |
| 4/25/1982 | India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India. |
| 2/18/1974 | Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque. |
| 4/1/1855 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published. |
| 3/1/1993 | Narayan Ganesh Goray passed away (1-5-98). |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 7/31/1658 | Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor. |
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