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Historical Event on 8/20/1985
Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1991 | Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 11/29/1991 | Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 7/18/1857 | The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
| 6/5/1974 | Smallpox epidemic in the country. |
| 12/6/2000 | Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan. |
| 1/3/1922 | Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born. |
| 8/3/1993 | Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha. |
| 1/16/1996 | Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership. |
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