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Historical Event on 8/20/1997
Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/12/1799 | The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
10/1/1903 | Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born. |
5/17/1995 | Three North Eastern States removes restricted area permits (RAP). |
11/15/1937 | Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska |
6/5/1994 | India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China. |
5/10/1996 | PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign. |
10/26/1934 | Akhil Bharatiya Gramin Udyog Sangh (All India Small Scale Industries Association) was founded and inaugrated by Mahatma Gandhi. |
5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
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