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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
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
2/11/1993Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
1/23/1915Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born.
1/18/1985Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.