20th April What Happened Today in History?

What Happened Today in History?

Find out what happened on 20th April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 20th April.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
⦁ 1914– Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born

⦁ Mamta Kulkarni born 20 April 1972 is a former Bollywood Actress. During the 90s, she was part of several commercial successes such as Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Aashiq Awara (1993), Krantiveer (1994) among others.

Death anniversaries on 20th April:
⦁ 1938-Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omniscient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away.
⦁ 1960-Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away.

Notable Events:
⦁ 1236-Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
⦁ 1887-Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
⦁ 1888-246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India.
⦁ 1930-The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
⦁ 1954-Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
⦁ 1965-First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
⦁ 1971-Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
⦁ 1971-India won Cricket Test Rubber’ for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
⦁ 1973-Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
⦁ 1989-Launching of IRBM `Agni’ fails.

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