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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
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
4/22/1998India and Bangladesh resolve to work together to ''root out terrorism'', push bilateral trade and harness river waters of the region.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
3/21/1939Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.