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Historical Event on 1/20/1879

Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1879Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
12/1/1993Tata Steel's Amit Bhaduria win's India's first gold medal in the 10th Asian Track and Field meet in Manila in discus throw.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
10/30/1883Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.