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Historical Event on 4/20/1930

The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
12/15/1749Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
2/24/2000The Subrahmanyam Committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The panel concluded that the Pakistan intrusion in Kargil took the Indian security establishment by surprise.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
5/31/1928Pankaj Khirod Roy, cricketer (Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad), was born in Calcutta. He was the recipient of Padmashree (1975).
10/29/1962China attacked India.
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.