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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 |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 6/13/1940 | Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre. |
| 6/26/1888 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born. |
| 11/10/1960 | B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961 |
| 12/4/1959 | Power Project was signed betwen India and Nepal, an agreement on the Gandak Irrigation. |
| 7/20/1991 | Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead. |
| 11/7/1893 | Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 2/14/1959 | Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth. |
| 1/14/1882 | Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born. |
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