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Historical Event on 8/20/1944
Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1910 | Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot. |
| 9/22/1891 | Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away. |
| 12/25/1994 | Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78. |
| 12/25/1889 | Pandurangi Kodanda Rao, journalist, Hindi writer and social worker, was born in Visakhapatnam, A.P. |
| 1/15/1996 | Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 2/6/1985 | Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 11/6/1946 | P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away. |
| 7/4/2000 | Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''. |
| 5/12/1906 | Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"". |
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