20 - JANUARY SPECIAL IN INDIAN HISTORY

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👉20-January-1684:- Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.

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👉20-January-1817:-Ram 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-1871:- Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.

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

👉20-January-1897:- Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.

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

👉20-January-1931:-Saroj 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-1948:-1. 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-1949:-Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.

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

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

👉20-January-1957:-First Indian Atomic Reactor "Apsara" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.

👉20-January-1959:-Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.

👉20-January-1972:-Manipur, 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-1988:-Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.

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

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

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

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

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

👉january 20 1993:-Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.

👉20-January-1994:-Chinese 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-1995:-Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

👉20-January-1996:-The 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-1997:-Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.

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

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

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