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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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11/6/1996	India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.
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11/5/1870	Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.
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5/29/1993	Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered.
8/9/1971	Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.

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