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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
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
8/5/1991Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court.
8/25/1992Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
8/29/1880Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.