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Historical Event on 10/20/1991
6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/2000 | Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 8/15/1921 | Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born . |
| 6/12/1975 | Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi. |
| 3/31/1959 | Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
| 10/1/1847 | Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London. |
| 10/26/1937 | Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born. |
| 7/31/1985 | Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
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