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Historical Event on 9/20/1944

Rameshchandra Saxena, a one Test batsman (India vs England 1967), was born in Delhi.

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12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
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8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
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