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Historical Event on 4/20/1914

Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
8/20/1991India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
1/27/1972V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
8/9/1788Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).