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Historical Event on 10/20/1999

Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
4/8/1998Prem Singh Lalpura, who defied the Akali Dal leadership, not taking oath as a Lok Sabha member on denial of a ministerial berth, is expelled by the party.
5/11/1930Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born.
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
5/9/1996J. Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu CM, resigns.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
9/17/1948The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced ceasefire to his troops and accession into Indian Union, which was settled earlier to the announcement.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.