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Historical Event on 3/20/1991
Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1999 | The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack. |
| 8/30/1645 | Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty. |
| 11/1/1991 | J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67). |
| 5/26/2000 | Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 9/29/1997 | IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites. |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 1/12/2000 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000. |
| 9/11/1875 | Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born. |
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