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Historical Event on 1/20/1817
Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/21/1989 | V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
| 7/28/1939 | Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away. |
| 1/8/1993 | Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra. |
| 1/6/1832 | Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 4/13/1948 | Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa. |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
| 8/1/1993 | Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
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