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Historical Event on 9/20/1999
Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/30/1933 | Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement. |
| 10/31/1895 | Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur. |
| 4/4/1898 | Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar. |
| 6/16/1946 | C. Rajagopalchari became the Governor of West Bengal (1947) in Interim Government. |
| 7/7/1910 | 'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established. |
| 1/16/1989 | Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 7/3/1936 | Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
| 3/24/1998 | G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government. |
| 3/29/1977 | S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77). |
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