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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.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/15/1788 | Ghulam Kadir, the infamous son of Jabita Khan, conquered Delhi. |
3/1/1910 | The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling. |
10/27/1904 | Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta. |
10/24/1827 | Viceroy Lord Rippan (1880-1884) was born |
10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
12/19/2000 | The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case. |
8/22/1877 | Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great painter, philosopher, linguist, critic, art researcher in the East, was born at Colombo in Sri Lanka. |
11/16/1998 | Kiran More, former Indian stumper, calls it a day from first class cricket at Baroda. |
4/14/1907 | P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born. |
8/1/1953 | All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International. |
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