Today Importance - 20th March

Today Importance - 20th March

20-Mar-1351

Muhammad II Tughluq Shah died in Sindh.

20-Mar-1602

The United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. the Dutch East India Company was chartered by the States-General of Holland. In its 96-year history, it has become one of the most powerful companies in the world.

20-Mar-1782

Born Colonel James Todd, writer and researcher of Rajput history.

20-Mar-1904

Charles Friar Andrews came to India as a Christian missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

20-Mar-1920

Freedom fighter Usha Mehta was born in Satara. His name is closely associated with the freedom movement through Bombay Radio, as he along with Babubhai Prasad and Vithalbhai Zaveri founded this radio and started inspiring the people of India through their broadcasts.

20-Mar-1921

Maharashtra Governor Dr PC Alexander was born.

20-Mar-1925

The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning aged 66 following complications from an operation. Lord Curzon, long-time leader of the Conservative Party, spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor-General of India and, in late career, as Foreign Secretary. Although he came close to becoming Prime Minister in 1923, his aristocratic past worked against him in an era where leaders were nominated from the House of Commons. He married American women twice and gained fame as an author of books about politics and his travels.

20-Mar-1926

For the first time in the competition's history, Scotland defeated England in Rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.

20-Mar-1937

England beat Scotland at Murrayfield in Football's Calcutta Cup, the international championship and the Triple Crown, for the first time for the UK.

20-Mar-1951

Madanlal Udhuram Sharma, cricketer (Indian medium pace bowler in the 70s), was born in Amritsar.

20-Mar-1952

Great Indian tennis player (Vijay's brother) Anand Armitraj is born.

20-Mar-1959

For the first time, Indian government officials have confirmed reports of massive resistance to Chinese occupation forces in Tibet. Open warfare broke out in the capital, Lhasa.

20-Mar-1965

Venkataraghavan took 8-72 against New Zealand in Delhi.

20-Mar-1970

Establishment of Muslim Truthful Society.

20-Mar-1977

Indian General Election (6th) is over. For the first time the Indian National Congress party lost in India.

20-Mar-1991

Simultaneous elections in Tamil Nadu.

20-Mar-1992

Veteran filmmaker and director Satyajit Roy was conferred with the 'Bharat Ratna' award in Kolkata.

20-Mar-1993

Kondapalli Seetharamaiah, the founder of the People's War Group of Naxalities, has been arrested in Andhra Pradesh.

20-Mar-1993

The Memon brothers, the main suspects in the Bombay blasts, are on the run from Dubai.

20-Mar-1994

Pakistan has closed its consulate in Bombay.

20-Mar-1997

Greek instrumentalist Chrysomalis' 'Opportunity Show' held at Taj, Agra.

20-Mar-1997

In Maharashtra (as in Himachal Pradesh) there is a proposal to make it mandatory for elderly parents to stay together.

20-Mar-1998

CPI (ML) leader Rajesh Kumar Singh shot dead in Pandepur village of Patna.

20-Mar-2000

In one of the worst incidents of violence in the state, 35 Sikhs were shot dead by unidentified terrorists in south Kashmir's Chatti Singhpora village.