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Historical Event on 8/20/1979

Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
10/10/1990Marxist extremists set fire to a crowded train in Andhra Pradesh killing more than 60.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
5/28/1964A slow-moving funeral cortege containing the body of Jawaharlal Nehru inched through the streets of New Delhi today. A million and a half Indians lined the route to pay final respects to their beloved leader.
4/21/1993India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts.
2/11/1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
2/13/1994Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away.