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Historical Event on 12/20/1993

Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
5/26/1998S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal.
2/14/1901King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
1/18/1998India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
2/23/1997Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India.