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Historical Event on 8/20/1985
Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 9/12/1998 | Bihar flood toll mounts to 320. |
| 2/8/1994 | Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away. |
| 4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
| 5/11/1985 | Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India. |
| 3/13/1938 | Hitler merged Austria in Germany. |
| 7/19/1974 | Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London. |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 12/4/1990 | Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa. |
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