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Historical Event on 6/20/1994

Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1990India and Maldives scrap visas.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.
9/9/1947Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, great philosopher, linguist, art historian, painter and critic, died at Needham, Boston.
9/30/1908Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born.
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
10/15/1961Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad.
11/8/1893Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, great musician and professor, was born in Bangalore.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.