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Historical Event on 7/20/1898
Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1975 | Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away. |
| 7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
| 1/30/1988 | Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away. |
| 2/17/1994 | Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years. |
| 12/19/1984 | 2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 7/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
| 10/1/1958 | Metric System of weights was introduced in India. |
| 1/7/1858 | The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British. |
| 1/6/1959 | Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh. |
| 8/25/1963 | Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away. |
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