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Historical Event on 8/20/1979
Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1991 | Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court. |
| 1/10/1897 | Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years. |
| 2/13/1936 | Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai. |
| 6/23/1994 | Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free. |
| 12/29/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections. |
| 5/7/1991 | Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs. |
| 8/9/1966 | Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort. |
| 7/26/1614 | Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 11/25/1993 | National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993. |
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