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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
4/22/1921Subhas Chandra Bose, resigned from Indian Civil Service, and formed South Calcutta Sevak Samiti after returning to India. He was also arrested for carrying our freedom movement.
1/21/1999Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
7/6/1935Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
3/5/1918Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
12/14/1990President's Rule imposed on Goa. Caretaker CM Dr. Barbosa disqualified from the membership of Assembly for defection from Congress (I) nine months ago.
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".