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Historical Event on 8/20/1955

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
1/25/1989Congress-I ministry headed by S. C. Jamir assumes office in Nagaland.
6/9/1998Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
5/31/1981First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.