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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
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.
8/10/1995Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.