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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
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Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 4/20/1887 |
Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 4/20/1888 |
246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India. |
| 4/20/1914 |
Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 4/20/1930 |
The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks. |
| 4/20/1938 |
Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away. |
| 4/20/1954 |
Panchsheel agreement between China and India. |
| 4/20/1960 |
Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
| 4/20/1965 |
First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest. |
| 4/20/1971 |
Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London. |
| 4/20/1971 |
India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 4/20/1973 |
Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur. |
| 4/20/1989 |
R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
| 4/20/1989 |
Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 4/20/1989 |
President's rule imposed in Karnataka. |
| 4/20/1991 |
Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away. |
| 4/20/1992 |
U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away. |
| 4/20/1993 |
Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade. |
| 4/20/1997 |
Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title. |
| 4/20/2000 |
A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/2/1769 | Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born. |
| 3/14/1994 | Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit. |
| 7/21/1936 | Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born. |
| 9/5/1962 | Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day. |
| 6/30/2000 | The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 3/9/1993 | 14 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra . |
| 9/2/1992 | Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed. |
| 10/29/1971 | Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives. |
| 3/11/1993 | Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor. |
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