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Historical Event on 1/20/1871
Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1975 | Oil struck in third Bombay High rig. |
| 10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
| 1/30/1997 | Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam. |
| 4/10/1760 | Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75. |
| 5/1/1996 | P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case. |
| 8/8/1946 | India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 4/29/1948 | Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 7/25/1988 | Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. |
| 4/14/1990 | Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore. |
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