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Historical Event on 10/20/1954
Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bom
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 6/4/1955 | Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated. |
| 2/5/1981 | Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75. |
| 11/1/1956 | Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved. |
| 4/10/1919 | Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her. |
| 9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
| 3/5/1991 | Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 11/29/1991 | Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies. |
| 8/16/1997 | Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India. |
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