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Historical Event on 8/20/1991

Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
12/11/1906Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
1/18/1997Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies.
3/3/1906Krishnarao Shiva Shelvankar, journalist and diplomat, was born.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.