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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
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.
8/9/1970Trailokyanath Chakravarty died in Delhi.
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
6/17/1933The civil disobedience campaign ended.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
12/14/1969Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta.
1/22/1993A Patna-Lucknow-Delhi IA flight IC-810 was hijacked by a certain Satish Chandra Pandey shortly after take-off.
10/17/1940Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.