20 JAN HISTORY EVENTS

Today in Indian History Events for January 20

20-January-1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.

20-January-1817Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College.

20-January-1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.

20-January-1879Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.

20-January-1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.

20-January-1898Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.

20-January-1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.

20-January-1939Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.

20-January-19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.

20-January-1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.

20-January-1952Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.

20-January-1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.

20-January-1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nat

20-January-1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.

20-January-1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.

20-January-1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.

20-January-1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.

20-January-1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.

20-January-1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.

20-January-1993Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.

20-January-1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.

20-January-1993Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.

20-January-1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.

20-January-1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

20-January-1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.

20-January-1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.

20-January-1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.

20-January-1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.

20-January-2000J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.