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Historical Event on 3/20/1991

Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
6/22/1948Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
7/25/2000Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service.
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
4/10/1996The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.