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Historical Event on 4/20/1914

Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
2/20/1999Mr. Vajpayee travels to Lahore on the inaugural run of the bus between New Delhi and Lahore.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
2/24/1988Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
12/4/1973Mohan Rakesh, famous modern Hindi dramatist, novelist and story writer, passed away.
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
4/2/1991Asom Gana Parishad splits.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.