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Historical Event on 4/20/2000

A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
1/22/1886Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
2/12/1996Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
2/14/1658Dara Sulaiman Shukoh was defeated in the struggle for Delhi throne Shuja's in the battle of Bahadurpur near Varanasi.
6/29/1991A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.