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Historical Event on 8/20/1991
Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 10/18/1996 | Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi to be the venue for the trial of former PM Rao. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 1/25/1824 | Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district. |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
| 10/1/1932 | Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years. |
| 10/1/1932 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 9/20/1921 | Pamanmal Hazari Punjabi, right-hand batsman (164 runs in five tests vs Pakistan in 1954-55), was born at Karachi. |
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