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Historical Event on 8/20/1997
Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/26/1996 | Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM. |
| 6/29/2000 | The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties. |
| 5/1/1897 | Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission. |
| 4/17/1675 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar. |
| 2/16/1992 | Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated. |
| 6/10/1833 | Azad Muhammad Jussain, Urdu poet and educationalist, was born. |
| 1/2/1979 | Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies). |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 12/23/2000 | The Centre gives a green signal to West Bengal Government's proposal to rename Calcutta as ''Kolkata''. |
| 3/15/1946 | Attlee offers India full independence after agreement on constitution in London. |
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