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Historical Event on 10/20/1992

Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1965Sivaramakrishan Laxman, right-hand batsman and leg break bowler, was born in Madras.
2/20/1985Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
4/23/1946Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan, exchanging its Spitfire Vllls for Mk XlVs in October and arriving in Japan aboard HMS vengence.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.
5/9/1981Pandit Sundarlal, great revolutionary and writer of 'Bharat Mein Angreji Raj', passed away.
12/1/1931The Second Round Table conference that began in London ended. Congress was solely represented by Gandhi and Muslim League by Sir Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam, etc. Two committees were setup to carry out the work of the conference on Federal Structure and Minorities. Gandhi was the member of both committees. He claimed that being the sole representative of the Congress, he represented the whole of India. Quaid-e-Azam replied that Muslims are a separate nation. Sir Shafi demanded that the 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam be incorporated in future constitution.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.