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Historical Event on 1/20/1959

Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/4/1962Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
11/12/1896Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
7/5/1993Supreme Court dismisses the stay petition of Union Government regarding lifting of ban on the RSS and the Bajrang Dal by the Babri Tribunal.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".