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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
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
4/13/1993Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992.
4/13/1982Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away.
4/13/1971Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.