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Historical Event on 10/20/1990

Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1997Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich.
7/27/19987 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
8/28/1904First car rally between Calcutta to Barakpur held.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, formally stated India's claim to permanent membership of Security Council at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
10/25/1999Fixed term for Lok Sabha, Assemblies is under study, said President K R Narayanan in his address to a joint session of Parliament.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.