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Historical Event on 1/20/1997

The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
6/20/1979Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
12/26/1801Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter.