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Historical Event on 1/20/1931
Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1963 | Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder. |
| 1/18/1997 | SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 5/1/1983 | Saint Namdev passed away. |
| 8/10/1986 | Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 5/18/1988 | The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs. |
| 5/10/1981 | The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay). |
| 10/24/1990 | BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response. |
| 4/12/1992 | M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away. |
| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
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