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Historical Event on 12/20/1757
Clauk became Governor of Bengal.
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| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 4/17/1990 | Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people. |
| 5/2/1992 | President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges. |
| 12/11/1881 | Subramania Bharati was born at Ettaiyapuram. |
| 10/31/1876 | Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die. |
| 3/15/1908 | Police shoot four people in rioting. |
| 2/25/1992 | Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares. |
| 10/11/1923 | Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world. |
| 2/7/1983 | Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta . |
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