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Historical Event on 1/20/1993

Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1975Omeo Kumar Das, one of the great patriots of Assam, passed away at the age of 81. He selflessly worked for the tea plantation workers and made efforts to get them better living standards. He translated Gandhiji's autobiography ""My Experiments with Truth"" in Assamese language.
11/19/2000The Government announces a partial rollback in the price of kerosene by Re. 1 a litre and LPG by Rs. 10 a cylinder in deference to the demands by allies led by the Trinamool Congress.
5/10/198559 were killed and 150 wounded in Sikh attacks.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
4/12/1993Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
6/2/1990Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka.
10/20/1998Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.