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Historical Event on 10/20/1992
Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1763 | British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle. |
| 10/26/1935 | Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3/9/1914 | Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born. |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
| 8/5/1986 | Vellupillai Prabakaran, Tamil rebel leader, died. The vision of secession for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority may have come to an end. But so, too, might the violence that the nation had endured. Today, Tamil rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakaran accepted the peace accord signed last week by India and Sri Lanka. Prabakaran surrendered to Indian forces and his men turned over their weapons. The pact is seen as a compromise by the co-signers. But to the dejected Tamil leader, who has fought since childhood for a Tamil victory, it was a stinging defeat. The treaty creates an autonomous multi-religious zone in the eastern and northern provinces. The rebels dreamed and passed away for a separate state of their own. |
| 11/11/1675 | Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day. |
| 1/1/1980 | This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"". |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
| 9/19/1996 | India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India. |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
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