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Historical Event on 7/20/1993

Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1881Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
7/22/1875Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
12/6/1931Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.