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Historical Event on 1/20/1992

Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1996M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
6/18/1993The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.