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Historical Event on 8/6/1920

'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
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7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.