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Historical Event on 12/20/1959

Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
8/7/1868Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
2/2/1996Doordarshan Kendra was inagurated at Port Blair.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
6/1/1944Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.