Today in Indian History 20 December for Current Affairs

 Today in Indian History 20 December for Current Affairs



20-December-1686


After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati.



20-December-1757


Clauk became Governor of Bengal.



20-December-1850


Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.



20-December-1866


Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.



20-December-1876


Bankinchrandra Chattopadhyay wrote "Vande Mataram".



20-December-1904


Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born.



20-December-1920


Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.



20-December-1929


The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi.



20-December-1931


Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with "Depali Sangh" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.



20-December-1942


Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating.



20-December-1946


Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.



20-December-1948


Ladha Ramji, brother of Amar Singh and played his only Test vs Eng in 1933-34, died at Rajkot.



20-December-1956


Saint Gadgebaba died.



20-December-1957


Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.



20-December-1957


Satyajit Ray's 'Pather Panchali' is declared the best film at the San Francisco Film Festival.



20-December-1959


Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.



20-December-1967


Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.



20-December-1969


Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.



20-December-1978


Riots in many Indian cities in protest against Indira Gandhi's imprisonment.



20-December-1987


Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .



20-December-1988


The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.



20-December-1990


India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.



20-December-1990


Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court judge Justice Chawla's orders on the Bofors issue.



20-December-1992


BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.



20-December-1993


Bangarappa expelled from Congress for 6 years.



20-December-1993


India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.



20-December-1993


Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died.



20-December-1994


The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu. The First batch reinducted was of 10 IAF personnel. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.



20-December-1998


Dr. B. V. Raman (86), a reputed astrologer, dies in Bangalore following a cardiac arrest. He was the Editor of The Astrological Magazine.



20-December-1999


Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.



20-December-1999


The Delhi HC dismisses a plea from Rajendra Yadav challenging his retirement from the Prachar Bharati Board.



20-December-1999


The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.



20-December-1999


Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT.



20-December-2000


The Government accepts the Eleventh Finance Commission recommendation to extend grants to all the States from the Incentive Fund.



20-December Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.

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