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Historical Event on 12/20/2000

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1991Fourth test of missile 'Prithvi'.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
1/16/1901Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
1/2/1990Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.