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Historical Event on 7/20/1991
Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
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| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 8/10/1755 | Narayanrao Peshwa was born. |
| 2/14/1925 | Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 11/24/1997 | Leander-Mahesh stumble at the final step, finish second in the World doubles tennis championships at Hartford. |
| 1/26/1965 | Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India. |
| 9/4/1962 | Kiran Shankar More, great Indian wicket-keeper in 49 Tests 1986-93, was born in Baroda. |
| 8/25/1960 | Olympics opened at Rome. |
| 3/14/1995 | Chandragupta Chaudhary 'Comred ', senior leader of Bhartiya Communist Party, passed away. |
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