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Historical Event on 1/20/1939

Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
10/2/1975Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras.
3/4/1995Kakrapar nuclear power station's second unit located near Surat synchronised to the western grid after mandatory tests.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.