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Historical Event on 8/20/1997

Premananda, self-styled godman, sentenced by Pudukottai district and sessions court to life imprisonment for two terms and a fine of Rs. 66.4 lakhs for rape of 13 inmates of his ashram and murder of a male inmate.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
8/18/1923Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
10/4/1999Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.