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Historical Event on 8/20/1991
Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1992 | Harshad Mehta suspended. |
| 9/17/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village. |
| 10/2/1993 | Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas. |
| 10/2/1993 | Pieter de Carpentier, flemish Governor General of Dutch East-Indies, was born. |
| 10/14/1919 | Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born. |
| 2/21/1991 | Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 12/14/1952 | Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
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