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Historical Event on 5/20/1996

Janaki Ramachandran, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1988), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1948Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
10/21/1934Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and his friends established the 'Congress Socialist Party' and Acharya Narendra Dev was its President and JP was its Gen. Secretary.
11/17/1991Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati.
6/8/1990Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Nepal PM, and his Indian counterpart V.P.Singh decide to restore normal ties.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
8/10/1894Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India.
1/20/1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
7/17/1996All 47 ministers in Madhya Pradesh submit resignations to CM Digvijay Singh.