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Historical Event on 1/20/1897

Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.

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9/22/1979Maulana Abdul Ali Moudoodi aka Syed Abul A'la Maududi Chishti, founder leader of the Jamait- E- Islam, died in USA, he had taken pakistani citizenship.
6/18/1879Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born.
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4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
1/12/1966Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.