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Historical Event on 1/20/1817

Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1992Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria.
11/22/1989General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
9/3/1767Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore.
11/3/1999Harkishan Singh Surjeet donates property share to his party CPI(M).
2/8/1995Mulayam Singh wins the crucial vote of strength.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
2/3/1929The ""Times of India Illustrated Weekly"" was renamed as ""The Illustrated Weekly of India"".
5/20/1991General Election (10th) of India begins.