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Historical Event on 8/20/1955
Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 7/31/1880 | Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP. |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 8/10/1755 | Narayanrao Peshwa was born. |
| 4/18/1971 | Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay. |
| 7/25/1987 | Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President. |
| 11/11/2000 | Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi. |
| 7/12/1980 | Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha. |
| 7/12/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company. |
| 10/11/1737 | A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives. |
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