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Significance of 20th April:



Easter Sunday is celebrated by Christians to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This event, described in the New Testament, is believed to have occurred on the third day after his crucifixion and burial. It marks the triumph of good over evil and is a central tenet of the Christian faith, offering hope and renewal.


1862- Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the experiment disproving the theory of spontaneous generation.

1972- Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the moon.

2006- India announces the establishment of its first foreign military base in Tajikistan.



Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1844- Dwarkanath Gangopadhyay was a Brahmo reformer in Bengal of British India. He was a pioneer of women's empowerment movement in 19th century Bengal.

1889- Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party.

1914- Gopinath Mohanty was a famous Oriya novelist who won the Jnanpith award. He was also the first winner of the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955, for his novel, "Amrutara Santana'.

1920- Juthika Roy was a Classical and Bhajan (devotional) singer from India.

1965- Mukul M. Sangma is an Indian politician and physician who was the 11th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 2010 to 2018.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1879- Raja Digambar Mitra was an Indian businessman. He as one of the leading Derozians and first Bengali Sheriff of Kolkata.

1960- Pannalal Ghosh, also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was an Indian flute player and composer.

1970- Shakeel Badayuni was an Indian Urdu poet, songwriter, and lyricist.

2004- Komal Kothari was an Indian folk artist and studied music in the context of different cultures and societies.

2019- Amar Pal was an Indian Bengali folk singer and author.He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2007 from the Government of India. He  also wrote two books, Banglar Loksangeet and Banglaar Nadir Gaan.

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