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Historical Event on 9/20/1878
Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies.
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| 3/28/1941 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta. |
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| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
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