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Historical Event on 2/20/1968

First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
7/31/1907Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous ancient researcher and mathematician, was born.
11/16/1908Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
7/20/1991Chithira 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"".
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.