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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 |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 1/6/1989 | Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died. |
| 4/20/1930 | The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks. |
| 6/4/1972 | First Environment Day. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 12/11/1872 | Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 4/15/1942 | George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta. |
| 8/14/1896 | Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians. |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
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