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Historical Event on 1/20/1871
Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1997 | Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30. |
| 5/25/1877 | Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers. |
| 10/17/1817 | Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, was born in Delhi. |
| 5/1/1997 | Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo. |
| 2/27/1997 | CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 8/10/1993 | Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10. |
| 1/20/1879 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born. |
| 6/20/1994 | Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists. |
| 2/17/1994 | Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet. |
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