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Historical Event on 8/20/1985

Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1994The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
9/15/1909Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram.
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
5/18/1992President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.