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Historical Event on 8/20/1995

Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1999Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Madhya Pradesh splits.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
5/20/1972Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of 2nd Howrah bridge at Calcutta.
7/15/1991The 25-day-old Narasimha Rao government wins a vote of confidence in Lok Sabha by securing 241 to 111; 112 abstained.
6/9/2000The CBI-designated court frames charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case.
4/17/1923Lindsay Anderson, director (Thursday's Children), was born in Bangalore, India.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
3/26/1992Accord with Bangladesh on Tin Bigha.