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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 |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 7/31/1907 | Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous ancient researcher and mathematician, was born. |
| 9/19/1937 | Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away. |
| 12/12/1996 | India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water. |
| 12/22/1928 | An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.' |
| 9/10/1887 | Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959. |
| 3/4/1858 | J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands. |
| 3/14/1990 | Akash' missile tested successfully. |
| 2/8/1872 | Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. |
| 3/9/1994 | Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore. |
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