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Historical Event on 8/20/1985

Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/199941 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91.
8/9/1893Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi story writer and novelist, was born at Bihar in a middle class family.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
4/5/1991Kerala Assembly dissolved paving way for elections.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
12/4/1910Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.