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Historical Event on 2/20/1992

Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
4/10/1996The marketing of Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Moor's Last Sigh' in India was cleared by the Central govt.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
9/29/19641,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
12/6/1990VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.
2/14/1976Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act comes into force.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
9/26/1979Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.