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Historical Event on 6/20/1992
The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/2000 | India wins the second leg of the pre-olympic hockey tournament at Perth. |
| 4/27/1996 | General Election (11th) of India begins. |
| 11/2/2000 | John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 11/12/1999 | A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 11/1/1950 | First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out. |
| 5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
| 10/27/1920 | Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala. |
| 1/26/1950 | The new Indian awards known as Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, were finally selected in June 1948 and annouced on the first Republic Day. Param Vir Chakra to the Victoria Cross, the Maha Vir Chakra to the Indian Order of Merit and the Vir Chakra is equivalent to the Military Cross. The Ashoka Chakra series, meant for gallantry other than in the face of the enemy, was probably meant to replace the George Cross, Albert Medal and George Medal. |
| 5/24/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects the proposal for setting up benches outside Delhi. |
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