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Historical Event on 8/20/1885
First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1992 | Indumati Ramkrishna Shevde, famous writer, critic and painter, passed away. |
| 11/14/1997 | 10th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened. |
| 10/27/1982 | Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died. |
| 12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
| 9/28/1924 | In penance for riots, Gandhi, on hunger strike in Delhi, proclaimed he would break his fast only at death. |
| 9/16/1967 | Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border. |
| 2/11/1998 | The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group. |
| 10/23/1996 | Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 11/27/1972 | Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan. |
| 1/1/1989 | India and Pakistan sign three agreements. |
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