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Historical Event on 10/20/1992
Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1960 | Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur. |
| 2/6/1887 | Manabendra Nath Roy (his childhood name was Narendranath Bhattacharya), leftist thinker, great Indian politician and philosophist, was born at Arbelia village of 24-Parganas of West Bengal. He was the founder of 'Radical Democratic Party' after quitting Congress during World War II. |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 3/30/1976 | Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away. |
| 9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
| 10/28/1928 | M.G.K. Menon, Physics expert, was born. |
| 11/5/1930 | Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born. |
| 2/3/1954 | Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi. |
| 7/2/1757 | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar. |
| 1/18/1972 | Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay. |
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