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Historical Event on 8/20/1988

Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
11/17/1994North Eastern Council decides to include Sikkim in the Council.
1/18/1942Gandhiji restarts 'Harijan' and allied weeklies.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
11/6/1930First Round Table Conference held at London.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.