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Historical Event on 5/20/1992
Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 7/31/1861 | 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 5/6/1910 | Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham. |
| 2/2/1982 | Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 11/18/1937 | 1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year. |
| 10/24/1605 | Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra. |
| 2/17/1997 | Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row. |
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