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BASAVARAJU VENKATA PADMANABHA RAO |
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August 20 - Birth Anniversary |
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| B.D. JATTI |
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August 20, 1974: Last day of his office of
the Governor of Odisha. |
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B.K.S. IYENGAR |
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August 20 - Death Anniversary |
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BRAHMO SAMAJ |
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August 20 - It was started on this day |
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GOSTHA BIHARI PAUL |
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August 20 - Birth Anniversary |
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G.V. MAVALANKAR |
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August 20, 1947: He headed a committee
constituted on this day to study and report on the need to separate the
Constitution-making role of the Constituent Assembly from its
legislative role. |
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HARCHARAN SINGH LONGOWAL |
August 20 - Death Anniversary August 20, 1985 - Less
than a month after signing the Punjab accord, he was shot and killed on
this day at the gurdwara in village Sherpur, not far from Longowal,
Punjab. |
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IFTIKHAR ALI KHAN PATAUDI |
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August 20, 1946: He played his last test
match on this day; played for India against England. |
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KAPU RAJAIAH |
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August 20 - Death Anniversary |
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MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH |
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August 20, 2003 - A 22-foot tall bronze statue
of Ranjit Singh was installed in the Parliament of India. |
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NARAYANA MURTHY |
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August 20 - Birth Anniversary |
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NARENDRA ACHYUT DABHOLKAR |
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August 20 - Death Anniversary |
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| RAJIV RATNA GANDHI |
August 20 - Birth Anniversary
August 20, 1991 - SUDHA and SIVARESAN - These two main
accused in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case, committed suicide on this
day, when their hideouts were stormed by the commandos. |
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RAM SHARAN SHARMA |
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August 20 - Death Anniversary |
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RANDEEP HOODA |
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August 20 - Birthday |
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SADBHAAVNA DIVAS |
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August 20 - Every Year |
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SHAH WALIULLAH |
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August 20 - Death Anniversary |
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URJIT PATEL |
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August 20, 2016: He was named as the
governor of RBI to succeed Raghuram Rajan when the latter's term
expired. |
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VIJENDER SINGH |
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August 20, 2008: He won the Bronze medal at
the 2008 Olympics at Beijing in the middleweight boxing category, having
lost in the semifinals. This was India's first-ever Olympic medal in
boxing. |
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VIRAT KOHLI |
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August 20, 2017: He scored his 44th ODI fifty on this day against Sri
Lanka; India won the match. |
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V.S. RAMADEVI |
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August 20, 2002 - She relinquished the office of the
Governor of Karnataka. |
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| WORLD MOSQUITO DAY |
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August 20 |
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