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Historical Event on 12/20/2000

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1954India accepted Tibet as a part of China.
7/18/1980Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
6/12/1894Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
4/9/1936SikhdevSingh RattanSingh Dhindsa was born in Ubhawal village, Distt. Sangrur (Punjab).
4/9/1936Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.