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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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8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.