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Historical Event on 12/20/1967

Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1967Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
7/12/1994India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
10/26/1932Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (Olympics-1952), was born.
3/22/1906Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.