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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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| 3/8/1957 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, prominent leader in Maharashtra and former Chief Minister of Mumbai province, passed away. |
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