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Historical Event on 10/20/1989

Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
5/29/1953Ranji Nanan, cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test v Pakistan 1981), was born.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.