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Historical Event on 7/20/1991
Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
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| 2/19/1993 | German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President. |
| 1/3/1952 | India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization. |
| 5/14/1960 | The first plane of India flew upto New York. |
| 7/13/1998 | India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn. |
| 1/9/1972 | In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production. |
| 2/28/1900 | Kondedera Madappa Kariappa, first General of independent India, was born. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
| 10/20/1919 | Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
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