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Historical Event on 12/20/1993
India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1948 | Natraj Kamakshi, modern social reformer and journalist, passed away. |
| 3/19/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea. |
| 3/28/1956 | Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
| 7/3/1661 | Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II. |
| 7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
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