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Historical Event on 10/20/1991

Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1949Maharajas of Baroda and Kolhapur decide to merge their states with Bombay.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
4/1/1957Postage stamps and sale of postal stationary was introduced as per decimal coinage system and Rupee was established to Hundred Naya Paisa.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
4/20/1989R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court.