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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
3/1/1908A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
5/27/1919Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.