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Historical Event on 2/20/1968
First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
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| 4/21/1946 | Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971). |
| 8/29/1926 | Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 5/22/1953 | Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World). |
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