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Historical Event on 7/20/1991

Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1952General Election ( 1st) of India ends.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
3/21/1997Seven Kashmiri Pandits gunned down by militants in Sangrampura.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
3/21/1993The 68 km Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the west coast Konkan rail line opened by the PM.
11/18/1997School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.