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Historical Event on 12/20/1998

Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
8/15/1872Sri Aurobindo Man Mohan Ghosh born in Calcutta. He was a renaissance yoga philosopher, freedom fighter and teacher. His 30-volume work discusses the 'superman', a metaphor for the divinely transformed individual soul. He withdrew from the world in 1910 and founded International Ashram in Pondicherry.
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
6/12/1997Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
12/20/1942Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.