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Historical Event on 08/20/1597

The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
9/16/1997General Manager of Tata Tea remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetting and aiding ULFA.
5/10/1993Santosh Yadav becomes the first Indian woman to reach the Everest for the second time.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.