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Historical Event on 8/20/1991

India's Ambassador to Romania J.F.Ribeiro shot by Sikh extremists in Bucharest.

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11/27/2000After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year.
2/6/1915Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP.
5/1/1993Narayan Ganesh Goray, socialist stalwart, 86, passed away in Pune.
2/12/1998Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.
5/13/1857Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP.
2/10/1806Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.