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Historical Event on 9/20/1928
Narayan Guru ""Nanu"" of Kerala entered in maha Samadhi. His teachings are held in great reverence even today.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/22/1891 | Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away. |
5/10/1979 | Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
5/15/1999 | The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance. |
8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
1/19/1932 | Balgovind Jaiswal, educationist and author, was born at Mhow. |
3/16/1946 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away. |
2/28/1930 | Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates. |
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11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
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