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Historical Event on 10/20/1991

Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
6/23/1990Harindranath Chatopadhyay, famous poet, actor and former member of Parliament, passed away.
6/20/1946Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
12/28/1981Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
5/8/1933Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.