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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 |
| 11/27/1993 | Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 6/20/1992 | The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate. |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 1/1/1981 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"". |
| 10/9/1993 | C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away. |
| 4/30/1908 | Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death. |
| 9/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
| 3/9/1951 | Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born. |
| 11/22/1997 | Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad. |
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