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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 |
| 2/12/1995 | The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. |
| 1/29/1983 | Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns. |
| 6/22/1959 | Iyengar Kasturi Srinivas, great politician and journalist, passed away. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 3/16/1993 | Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 2/10/1910 | Smt. Durga Bhagwat, veteran Marathi writer, was born. |
| 9/29/1992 | Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1) |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 2/1/1942 | No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio. |
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