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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 |
| 7/20/1654 | Portugal was taken over by Britishers. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
| 9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
| 9/17/1950 | Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel. |
| 9/17/1950 | Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals. |
| 2/20/1997 | RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks. |
| 11/23/1946 | Kailasham Tyagraj Paramshiv, famous Kannada dramatist, passed away. |
| 3/23/1898 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born. |
| 11/22/1999 | A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie. |
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