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Historical Event on 6/20/1992

Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1963Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
7/10/1994Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died.
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
9/25/2000A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.