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Historical Event on 1/20/1952

Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
10/29/1988Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away.
6/24/1991K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala.
8/25/1963Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
4/6/1897Gandhiji submits long memorial to Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Colonies, regarding landing incidents background. Carries on programme of petitioning local and Imperial authorities, as well as of communicating with British and Indian public men regarding discriminatory laws.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
10/9/1874Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley.