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Historical Event on 8/20/1944

Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
2/14/19674th Parliamentary Lok Sabha Election was held and the election process was completed on 15/02/1967.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
4/19/1996AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.