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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
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
10/28/1888Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
10/17/1999Chiranjeev Milkha Singh won the Lexus International Golf tournament in Bangkok.
11/14/2000Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.