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Historical Event on 12/20/1957
Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/12/1998 | Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
| 1/23/1814 | Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born. |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 5/11/1930 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 2/9/2000 | The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 6/2/1965 | The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India). |
| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
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