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Historical Event on 5/20/1957

Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
1/20/1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.