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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
2/25/1897Dr. Amarnath Jha, educationist, was born.
11/24/1989Tendulkar scores a record cricket test 50 aged 16 years 214 days.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
3/2/2000Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.
10/14/1940Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.
10/14/1940Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.
7/3/1991Rupee devalued again from 10.58 to 10.96\% .