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Historical Event on 8/20/1996

India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1974700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
4/1/1930Government announced 15 yrs and 18 yrs as minimum marriageable age for girls and boys. This is presently remodified.
5/26/1998Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, economist, was awarded the 1998 Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidmeiny Foundation.
3/31/1964Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
6/13/1918Foundation stone was liad of Sir Kawasjee Jahangir Public Hall in Mumbai.
6/13/1918Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.