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Historical Event on 8/20/1988
Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
| 6/20/1911 | Dattatray Purushottam Karmarkar, veteran freedom fighter and former cabinet minister, died. |
| 8/15/1867 | Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'. |
| 11/16/1988 | India gives full recognition to the state of Palestine. |
| 4/24/1996 | BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high. |
| 10/3/1903 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born. |
| 2/26/1887 | Sir Benegal Narsingh Rao, an eminent lawyer and political leader, was born. He was the first Indian President of UN Security Council in 1950. |
| 12/15/1859 | S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born. |
| 12/11/1990 | T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. |
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