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Historical Event on 10/20/1991

6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1942Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
9/18/2000President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
11/1/1999H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
10/26/1995India decides to go ahead with Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme in the wake of US stand to supply $370 million arms package to Pakistan.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.