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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 |
| 5/25/1999 | The Prime Minister declares the Centre will take all possible steps to push back infiltrators in Kargil. |
| 10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 6/13/1889 | Salarjung, famous administrator, was born. |
| 10/13/1679 | More than 20,000 lives were claimed near Massurla Pattanam city, costal area of South India, in a severe storm. |
| 4/7/1962 | Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes. |
| 11/27/1984 | Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay. |
| 10/18/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas. |
| 7/4/1999 | S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
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