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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
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
7/6/1935Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
2/6/1998V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.