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Historical Event on 10/20/1997

Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
5/28/1966B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
5/17/1992R. Venkataraman, President, leaves for a six-day visit to China.
12/28/1926Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
11/6/1997Supreme Court acquits former Union Minister for Power and Food Kalpanath Rai held under TADA for alleged harbouring of an accused in ""1992 Bombay J.J. Hospital shootout case'