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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
6/15/1659Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
7/29/1997Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74.
12/6/1946Homeguard Organination was established.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
9/5/1997CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.
12/23/1983Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England.