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Historical Event on 10/20/1981

21-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.
10/6/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
4/26/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.