|
|
Historical Event on 8/20/1944
Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 3/31/1992 | The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions. |
| 12/29/1844 | W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta. |
| 6/12/1897 | Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll). |
| 5/12/1999 | Arunachal Pradesh Governor refuses to quit. |
| 8/22/1993 | The first batch of IAF troops landed in the capital city of Mogadishu. |
| 5/28/1925 | Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born. |
| 1/29/1953 | Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission. |
| 3/17/1910 | Smt. Anutai Wagh, great social worker, passed away. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
