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Historical Event on 1/20/1993
Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1982 | Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal. |
| 12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
| 3/27/1999 | World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo. |
| 1/10/1896 | Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born. |
| 12/22/1871 | Lord Edward Allanbaro, governor general of India (1842-1844), died. |
| 4/19/1997 | I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda. |
| 11/18/1901 | V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born. |
| 1/14/1946 | Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
| 8/19/1992 | K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India. |
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