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Historical Event on 9/20/1819

Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
5/3/1936Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India.
12/6/1857Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.
5/19/1982Elections for Assemblies held in West Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.