Important Events in 1684 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1684: Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.

Important Events in 1817 – Indian History on 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.

Important Events in 1871 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1871: Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.

Important Events in 1879 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1879: Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born.

Important Events in 1897 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1897: Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.

Important Events in 1898 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1898: Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.

Important Events in 1931 – Indian History on 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”.

Important Events in 1939 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1939: Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born.

Important Events in 1948 – Indian History on 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.

Important Events in 1949 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1949: Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.

Important Events in 1952 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1952: Vasant Patankar, famous Marathi writer, was born.

Important Events in 1957 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1957: South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
• 1957: First Indian Atomic Reactor “Apsara” at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.

Important Events in 1959 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1959: Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.

Important Events in 1972 – Indian History on 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.

Important Events in 1988 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1988: Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
• 1988: Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.

Important Events in 1990 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1990: Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.

Important Events in 1992 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1992: Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.

Important Events in 1993 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1993: Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
• 1993: Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
• 1993: Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away.

Important Events in 1994 – Indian History on 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.

Important Events in 1995 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1995: Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

Important Events in 1996 – Indian History on 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.

Important Events in 1997 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1997: Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.
• 1997: The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.

Important Events in 1999 – Indian History on 20 January

• 1999: Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.

Important Events in 2000 – Indian History on 20 January

• 2000: J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.