Today Importance - 20th October
20-October-1752
The grateful Wazir persuaded the Emperor to create Baden Singh with the title of Mahindra as 'Raja' and Surami as Rajendra with the title of 'Muma Bahadur'.
20-October-1774
New Control Acts were introduced which ended the East India Company government and formed a new government.
20-October-1905
Famous modern Punjabi poet Mohan Singh Maher was born.
20-October-1919
The great writer Chaitanyabala Diwaniya was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
20-October-1920
After examining the film 'Ahilya Somka' on October 20, the Censor Board started mentioning the length in feet along with the number of reels in the censor certificate. This film was released on 23 August 1919.
20-October-1947
First war between India and Pakistan.
20-October-1954
Surendra Vitthal Nayak "Sure Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India vs England 1982), born in Bombay.
20-October-1960
Indian mountaineers reached the summit of Nanda Ghanta in the Kuma on hills for the first time.
20-October-1961
Famous anthropologist BS Guha passes away.
20-October-1962
The first IA unit was No. 2 Squadron to re-equip with the Gnat at Ambalan and No. 9 Squadron soon followed.
20-October-1962
China launched a major attack on N.E.E.F.A. And Ladakh border. The Chinese army pushed the Indians back. The real test of the IAF's airlift capability came when open combat broke out on the Sino-Indian border with C-119Gs operating from airstrips 17,000 feet (5,180 m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas while operating from complex mountainous helipads. , and two troops of AMX-13 light tanks were air-lifted by An-12B to Chunhui in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 feet (4570 m) above sea level.
20-October-1963
Navjote Singh Bhagwant Singh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
20-October-1969
Punjab Agricultural University was established.
20-October-1981
The 21-month-old Left United Front government in Kerala led by EK Nayantara resigned.
20-October-1989
Pakistan won the Sharjah Trophy by defeating West Indies and India.
20-October-1990
The Government of Andhra Pradesh declared a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions with effect from November 01, 1990.
20-October-1990
Former Governor of Maharashtra Kona Prabhakar Rao passed away.
20-October-1991
The 6.1-7.1 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,600 people in North Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills.
20-October-1991
Famous union leader and MLA Manohar Phalke passed away.
20-October-1991
Famous Kathak dancer Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad passed away.
20-October-1992
Oxford-based Indian author Nirad C. Chaudhary, 94, became Honorary Commander of the British Empire.
20-October-1997
All India Hindu Conference started in Haridwar.
20-October-1997
Forest robber Veerappan releases six hostages after 12 days.
20-October-1998
Security forces recovered 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in Tangme area of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
20-October-1999
Peaceful beginning of 13th Lok Sabha.
20-October-1999
The Cabinet approved the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill to be introduced in the current session of the Lok Sabha when time permits.
20-October-1999
The Center accepted the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bhagalpur and Dolour districts.
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