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Historical Event on 8/20/1985

Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/9/1997Hareesh Khandelwal, an accused in the fodder scam, commits suicide by jumping before a train at Dhanbad in Bihar.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
8/15/1921Amrit Rai, novelist and translater, was born .
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
4/30/1999Jessica Lal, model and TV personality, was murdered in a crowded south Delhi restaurant.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.
6/14/1997India expresses regret over ""inadvertent intrusion"" of IAF helicopter into Bangladesh territory.