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Historical Event on 8/20/1985

Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1998Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.
11/19/1991Two national commissions on women set up.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
3/29/1978Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.
9/29/1977India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.