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Historical Event on 2/20/1992
Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 12/16/1999 | The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched. |
| 5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
| 2/2/1970 | Bertrand Rusell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and chairmain of the Indian League, died at Merioneth, North Wales at the age of 98. |
| 7/18/1980 | Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died. |
| 11/15/1992 | At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
| 10/15/1997 | Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things' |
| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 9/2/1946 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away. |
| 9/12/1974 | . C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07. |
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