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Historical Event on 8/20/1991

Sivarasan and Subha, the main suspects in Rajiv Gandhi case, commit suicide in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
5/22/1993Congress (I) suffers reverses in the by-elections.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
2/19/1993Salseng C. Marak sworn in as the Congress-I CM in Meghalaya.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
12/4/1997Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.