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Historical Event on 12/20/1992

BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
11/23/1897Nirad Chandra Chaudhuri, writer, was born.
5/29/1973Jo Paul Ancheri, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trichur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1994.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
1/25/1824Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
2/18/1992Vasantrao Karnik, great journalist, passed away.