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Sunday, August 20, 2023

Today Importance - 20th August

20-August-1597

The first ships of the Dutch East India Company return from the Far East.

20-August-1828

The Brahmo Samaj, the first religious-social reform movement, was founded by Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Ray rejected polytheism, idolatry, the Vedas, incarnation, karma and rebirth, caste, and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house of Kamal Bose on Chitpur Road in Jorasanko area of Kolkata.

20-August-1885

The principal meeting of the Indian Public Congress was held.

20-August-1905

Lord George Curzon ruled as the Viceroy of India. He was then succeeded by Lord Minto II, Earl of Minto.

20-August-1909

Freedom fighter Urmila Devi Shastri was born in Srinagar.

20-August-1915

Devaraj URLs, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.

20-August-1917

Historic 'Mangeao' announcement.

20-August-1917

Freedom fighter and politician Raja Kulkarni was born in Mahaswa village in Maharashtra.

20-August-1921

The Mullah rebellion, one of the most important rebellions in India, began in Kerala.

20-August-1933

Mahatma Gandhi was taken to the hospital on the fourth day of his last hunger strike.

20-August-1944

Previous State leader of India and Bharat Ratnam awardee Rajiv Gandhi was brought into the world in Bombay.

20-August-1955

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

20-August-1969

Varahgiri Venkata Giri was elected the President of India and GS Pathak the Vice President.

20-August-1974

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was elected the President of India and BD Jatti the Vice President.

20-August-1979

Indian Prime Minister Charan Singh resigned.

20-August-1985

Enraged, reluctant politician and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Langwal dies. He was shot dead by Sikh extremists in Sherpur.

20-August-1986

A restructured 20-point program was announced.

20-August-1988

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit India and Nepal. Thousands of people were killed.

20-August-1991

Indian Ambassador to Romania JF Ribeiro was shot dead by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.

20-August-1991

Indian Oil executive director K. Doraiswami was released after 52 days in the custody of Kashmir Ultras.

20-August-1991

Shivers an and Sabha, prime suspects in the Rajiv Gandhi case, committed suicide in Bengaluru.

20-August-1993

Mother Teresa was admitted to the hospital due to malaria.

20-August-1995

305 individuals kicked the bucket and 345 were harmed in the impact between Purushottam Express and Kalinda Express at Murlingnagar close to Firozabad (UP).

20-August-1995

India and China have decided to withdraw four army battalions from the Chu Sumdurong Valley near the Line of Actual Control.

20-August-1995

Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana was started.

20-August-1996

India beat Pakistan in the Under-15 World Challenge final at Lord's in England.

20-August-1997

Lata Mangeshkar received the fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.

20-August-1997

Mumbai underworld don Arun Gawli has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of a builder.

20-August-1997

Self-styled godman Premanand was sentenced by the Pudukottai District and Sessions Court to two life terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for raping 13 inmates of his ashram and killing a male inmate.

20-August-1998

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has convicted former Punjab DGP KPS. Mrs. Rupan Deol, an IAS officer, was swallowed up in the crime of outraging Bajaj's modesty.