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Historical Event on 3/20/1977

General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1990VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.
12/6/1990Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
7/8/1971Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.