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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1779Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.
8/4/1956Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.
1/27/1970Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.