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Historical Event on 3/20/1997
Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/1991 | 56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP. |
| 7/18/1980 | Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit. |
| 7/30/1960 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, great freedom fighter, leader and 'Lion of Karnataka', 0died. He was a loyal Congress leader. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 6/2/1900 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away. |
| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 6/20/1948 | Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 1/27/1970 | Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away. |
| 1/2/1959 | Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar. |
| 7/21/1994 | The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states. |
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