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Historical Event on 8/20/1993
Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1996 | U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections. |
| 5/16/1960 | International Telex Service between India and U.K. started. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 10/29/1935 | Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born. |
| 3/9/1997 | Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali. |
| 12/15/1974 | Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died. |
| 5/3/1959 | Sadhvi Uma GulabSingh Bharti was born in Dunda, Distt. Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 12/9/1977 | Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away. |
| 4/29/2000 | The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration. |
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