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Historical Event on 8/20/1998

The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
1/2/1959Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
1/1/1983This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".