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Historical Event on 2/20/1987

Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1915Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telgu poet, died.
8/30/1659Aurangzeb plotted the death of his brother Dara Shikoh and beheaded him. He was buried in a vault under the dome of Humayun's tomb.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.
5/22/1996United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .