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Historical Event on 12/20/2000

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/2000Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi.
11/21/1999The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
7/17/1974J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
4/10/1935Vasudevaru Kesavaru (K.V. Manalikkera), famous writer and poet, was born at Madras.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.