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Historical Event on 10/20/1991

6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
9/8/1965Pakistan commenced its drive into the Indian Punjab using its 1-armoured division with the aim to foreclose India's options north of the Beas-Sutlej river line, after foiling the southern most divisional attack mounted by 4-Mountain Division.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
8/12/1919Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
7/10/1972Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.