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Historical Event on 1/20/1994
Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/24/1996 | Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA. |
| 11/24/1881 | Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'. |
| 7/11/1924 | Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi. |
| 8/7/1985 | Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 12/16/1997 | Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own. |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 7/9/1979 | Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away. |
| 1/16/1924 | In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died. |
| 10/19/1967 | Dr. C. V. Raman elucidated his new theory on wave motion in respect to vision and dim light. |
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