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Historical Event on 4/20/1992

U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1993Bombay High Court upholds Goa C.M. Ravi Naik's disqualification by speaker under anti-defection bill.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
10/20/1990Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
5/31/1988Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar.
12/8/1900Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
8/7/1887Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.