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Historical Event on 1/20/1939

Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
12/22/1999The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
8/1/1952Yajurvindra Singh Jaswant Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman four Tests 1977-79), was born in Rajkot.
10/31/1997Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai.
12/20/1957Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.