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Historical Event on 12/20/1998
Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1999 | The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 7/4/1914 | Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born. |
| 7/19/1952 | India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day. |
| 7/19/1952 | Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat. |
| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 7/10/1949 | Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980). |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 4/16/1997 | Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta. |
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