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Historical Event on 8/20/1885
First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1977	Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
6/6/1990	GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
11/21/1993	India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
5/16/1975	Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
5/4/1993	Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
12/8/1999	Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
5/11/1998	Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.
1/23/1993	Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
3/28/1997	Final phase of repatriation of Chakma and other tribal refugees of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from Tripura begins.
10/16/1952	Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.

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Historical Event on 8/20/1885 First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.

Historical Event on 8/20/1885
First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.