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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
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
4/19/1998Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
4/2/1948Communist leader S.A. Dange arrested in Bombay.
9/17/1997Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998.
6/3/1865George V, King of England (1910-36), was born.
2/23/1932The N. W. Frontier province is created.
4/30/1896Maa Anandamayee (1896-1982), God-intoxicated yogini and mystic Bengali saint, was born at Kheora. Her spirit lives on in devotees.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
11/21/1998India 'B' beats Sri Lanka 3-2 in the final of the Bristol Freedom Cup four-nation football tournament in Colombo.