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Historical Event on 8/20/1995

India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1987Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
12/5/1950Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
10/17/1990Property Tax was passed.
1/18/1950Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
1/18/1950Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
10/21/1998Ajit alias Hamid Ali Khan (76), Hindi film actor, dies in Hyderabad.