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Historical Event on 4/20/1938

Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
5/26/1946Gandhiji considers 'Plan' the best document produced by British Government under the circumstances.
10/15/1888Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started daily newspaper 'Sudharak'.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.