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Historical Event on 1/20/1939
Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
| 12/28/1981 | Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children. |
| 4/8/1835 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England. |
| 6/17/1961 | The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight. |
| 12/11/1994 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka. |
| 2/18/1975 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away. |
| 4/1/1869 | Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 3/30/1988 | Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy. |
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