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Historical Event on 10/20/1963

Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.

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12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
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1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
3/8/1833Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and social reformer, was born.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
3/11/1963First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.