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Historical Event on 1/20/2000
J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1965 | Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time. |
| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 11/19/1978 | Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time. |
| 12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 3/16/1977 | Sixth General Election of India begins. |
| 1/6/1959 | Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh. |
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