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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
7/20/1924Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
10/10/2000The world's first elected woman Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike died of heart attack in Colombo.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
11/25/1997Election Commission de-recognises Janata Party and Congress (Tiwari) as national parties and de-recognises Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu, J & K Panthers Party and J & K People's Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Congress (Socialist) in Kerala and Manipur and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. Pattali Makkal Katchi will continue to be recognised as State party in Pondicherry.