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Historical Event on 1/20/1871
Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/16/1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory. |
| 12/15/1965 | Maharastra State Agriculture Industry Development Corporation established. |
| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 8/22/1984 | R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987). |
| 2/25/1920 | Balraj Madhok was born. |
| 5/31/1997 | Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore. |
| 1/10/1897 | Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years. |
| 1/10/1897 | Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6). |
| 9/29/1992 | Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes. |
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