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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Arun Gawli, Mumbai underworld don, arrested for his alleged involvement in the killing of a builder.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1974B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 15-08-1974.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
9/21/1746French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais & Dupleix Madras.
5/19/1993Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .