July20

Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.

GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.

Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.

Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.

Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai.

Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.

India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.

Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.

Portugal was taken over by Britishers.

British to increase size of Royal Army in India.

First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.

Armistice for Indo-China signed.

Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.

Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.

Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).

Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.

Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as "Ashoka the second", and Gandhiji parised him as a "Historical wonder".

Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.

India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.

In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.

John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.

Jankibai passed away in jail.

M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.

Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.

British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.

Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.