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Historical Event on 8/20/1995

Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
5/23/1996In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.