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Historical Event on 7/20/1990

Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.
8/5/1604John Eliot, ""Apostle to Indians,"" Bible translator, baptized.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
3/8/1999The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day.
1/29/1780Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta .
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.