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Historical Event on 8/20/1955

Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
10/1/1894Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
2/3/1977Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.