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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
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
12/1/199217 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
12/8/1857Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.