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Historical Event on 3/20/2000

Unidentified militants gun down 35 Sikhs in the south Kashmir village of Chatti Singhpora in one of the worst incidents of violence in the State.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
1/18/1963Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
2/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
3/3/1978Origin of Saka Era (India).
10/23/1992The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.