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Historical Event on 10/20/1999

The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
7/26/1923Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born.
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
12/27/1898Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
4/2/1997Sumita Sinha of Dhanbad, (18 years college girl) became a world record holder when a 3,200 kg Ambassador car passed over her.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.