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Historical Event on 9/20/1998

India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
1/26/2001Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
9/10/1915Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.