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Historical Event on 4/20/1938

Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
1/19/1976C. V. Bawdekar, famous journalist, died.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
7/23/1988Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died.
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
9/22/1687Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom.