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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.
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| 9/21/1994 | Ramkrishna Bajaj, freedom fighter and veteran industrialist, passed away. |
| 2/8/1936 | Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress. |
| 3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
| 12/30/1964 | 500 people seized by Chinese spies. |
| 8/18/1958 | Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died. |
| 10/27/1904 | Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 12/10/1907 | Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature. |
| 3/31/1997 | Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions. |
| 7/19/1763 | Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers. |
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