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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 |
| 11/9/1980 | P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away. |
| 3/17/1995 | Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority. |
| 5/3/1962 | Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
| 8/9/1971 | A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R. |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
| 3/10/1873 | Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born. |
| 4/5/1949 | Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides. |
| 5/9/1917 | Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
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