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Historical Event on 5/20/1999

The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
9/16/1913Kasturba Gandhi was arrested.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
6/11/1999India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan's involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.
11/30/1999Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died.
10/28/1991Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.