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Historical Event on 10/20/1963
Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1995 | Missile carrier vessel 'Vidhrut' dedicated to nation. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 4/6/1773 | James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born. |
| 7/31/1990 | Charan Singh Rathi at New Delhi sets record for 20 km W. in 1.25.48\_\_. |
| 7/12/1909 | Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born. |
| 12/22/1843 | Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 12/13/1994 | Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away. |
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