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Historical Event on 2/20/1987
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/16/1946 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away. |
| 5/14/1995 | Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 1/12/1955 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 4/12/2000 | Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani. |
| 3/21/1997 | Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai. |
| 8/7/1905 | Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi. |
| 8/7/1905 | Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts. |
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