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Historical Event on 4/20/2000

A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1962Nawab of Pataudi captains Indian cricket team vs WI at the age of 21 years 77 days.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
1/11/1960Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
2/11/1977Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
8/25/1963Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, passed away.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.