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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
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
5/13/1946Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.
2/19/1992An all-time low turn out of about 30\% registered in the Punjab Assembly polls.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
1/14/1905Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.