History of 20 October : Every day is recorded in the pages of history. 20th October is also a very special day. Many such good and bad historical events had happened on this day itself…

1568 – Akbar attacked Chittorgarh.
1740 – Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bosnia.
1774 – Kolkata (then Calcutta) became the capital of India.
1822 – The first issue of the London Sunday Times was published.
1880 – Free University of Amsterdam established.
1904 – Chile and Bolivia signed a treaty of peace and friendship.
1905- A historic strike lasting 11 days began in Russia.
1946 – The Democratic Republican government of Vietnam declared October 20 as Vietnam Women's Day.
1947 – America and Pakistan established diplomatic relations for the first time.
1962 – China attacked India and tried to enter India through Arunachal Pradesh.

1963 – Case started against Nelson Mandela and eight others in South Africa. 1970 – Syed Barre declared Somalia a socialist state.
1991 – More than 1000 people died in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Uttarkashi, India.
1995 – Special Golden Jubilee Session of the United Nations General Assembly begins.
Sri Lanka cricket team won the Sharjah Cup final trophy by defeating West Indies.
1998 – Maldives President Abdul Gayoom re-elected to the post of President for the fifth time.
2003 – Mother Teresa, the messiah of the poor who struggled throughout her life for the oppressed class in Vatican City, received the blessing of Pope John Paul II, the supreme authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Resignation of Bolivian President Sanchez accepted and Carlos Mesa the new President announced the cabinet. Soyuz docked with the International Space Station.
2004 – 3 former army officers got death sentence in Bangladesh. Britain's prestigious literary honor went to Alan Hollinghurst.
2007 – After the resignation of Ali Larijani, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalali became the new chief nuclear negotiator. US President George W Bush announced new sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers.
2008- RBI cut the repo rate by one percent.
2011 – Dictator Mohammad Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 40 years, was killed in the civil war.

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These people were born on 20 October

1988 – Krishnappa Gautam – Indian first-class cricket player.
1930 – Leela Seth – was the first woman judge of the High Court in India.
1969 – Sudarshan Bhagat – Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in Narendra Modi's cabinet.
1978 – Virender Sehwag – Famous Indian cricket player for aggressive batting.
1957 – Kumar Sanu – one of the most famous and successful playback singers of Indian cinema.
1947 – Manuel Frederick – Indian hockey player.
1923 – V.S. Achuthanandan – Politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Who has been the eleventh Chief Minister of Kerala.
1920 – Siddharth Shankar Roy – was the former Chief Minister of West Bengal and a senior Congress leader.
1855 – Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi – Storyteller, poet, thinker, commentator, character writer and historian of modern Gujarati literature.
1784 – Viscount Palmerston – was a British politician who twice served as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century.

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These people died on 20 October

2019 – Dadu Chougule Dattatreya – was one of the famous wrestlers of India.
1982 – Niranjan Nath Wanchu – Senior administrative officer and former Governor of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
1964 – H.C.Dasappa – One of the revolutionaries of India.

Superfast News Coverage By YuvaPatrkaar.com Team

Publish Date : October 20, 2023

Posted By Abhishek

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