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Historical Event on 1/20/1990
Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1997 | Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth (95), doyen of Kannada literature and Jnanpith Award winner, died in Manipal. |
| 12/10/1936 | Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
| 2/17/1918 | S. V. Kumaraswamy, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1961-62, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/12/1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India. |
| 3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
| 12/1/1994 | Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. |
| 1/26/1926 | V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born. |
| 11/18/1961 | The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa . |
| 8/16/1932 | Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation. |
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