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Historical Event on 6/20/1992

The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
1/26/1929Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
6/1/1790A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.