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Historical Event on 1/20/1879

Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
10/26/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
10/24/1938Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
4/23/1774British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand.
1/17/1952The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.