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Historical Event on 4/20/2000

A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1812Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born.
1/7/1987Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket. At 28, he was the youngest cricketer to accomplish this feat.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.
3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
7/4/1789British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
8/8/1966Chaitanya Maha Prabhu, vaishnav Sant, passed away. His mortal remains at Puri.(9/7or 29/6).
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.