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Historical Event on 8/20/1991
India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/10/1959 | Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, died near Hardwar. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 5/27/1957 | Copyright Act was passed. |
| 4/16/1801 | Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated. |
| 5/31/1994 | Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away. |
| 3/21/1979 | Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi. |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856 |
| 2/28/1927 | Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 1/16/2000 | P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad. |
| 11/2/1976 | Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens. |
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