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Historical Event on 8/20/1979

Indian premier Charan Singh resigns.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
4/1/1954French settlements in India pass under Indian control.
11/23/1933Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi.
11/23/1933Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
9/29/1997Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.