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Historical Event on 4/20/1938
Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away.
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| 4/21/1992 | UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi. |
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| 11/20/1917 | J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta. |
| 12/11/1999 | Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award. |
| 10/11/1894 | Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
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