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Historical Event on 08/20/1597

The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1995Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expels Arjun Singh from the primary membership for 6 years for anti-party activities.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
9/30/1996Centre gives its consent to Tamil Nadu government's decision to rename Madras as Chennai.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.