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Historical Event on 8/20/1991

India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
7/10/1949Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).
1/21/1993Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17.
7/19/1949Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
11/29/1916Vasant Shridhar Vaidya, great industrialist, was born at Phaltan.