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Historical Event on 8/20/1955

Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
6/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
3/31/1843Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
9/24/1998In his address to the UN General Assembly, PM Vajpayee said that India wouldl not come in the way of implementing CTBT and may sign it conditionally by September 1999.