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Jan
20
Mon
2025
History On This Day : 20 January
Jan 20 all-day
History On This Day : 20 January

History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January

  • January 20, 1684 – Treaty was done between Marathas and Portuguese.

  • January 20, 1817 – Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare which was renamed as the Presidency College later.

  • January 20, 1871 – Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born on 20 January 1871.

  • January 20, 1879 – Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born on 20 January 1879.

  • January 20, 1926 – Qurratulain Hyder, Indian novelist, was born on 20 January 1927 who died on August 21, 2007.

  • January 20, 1939 – Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born on 20 January 1939.

  • January 20, 1940 – Krishnam Raju, born on 20 January 1940, is an Indian actor and politician, known for his works in Telugu cinema.

  • January 20, 1948 – Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on 20 January 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict by setting up a commission of three members.

  • January 20, 1949 – Junagarh was merged with Saurashtra formally.

  • January 20, 1949 – Afro-Asian meeting, aimed to support the Republic of Indonesia, was held in New-Delhi.

  • January 20, 1957 – First Indian Atomic Reactor ‘Apsara’ at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957.

  • January 20, 1969 – East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.

  • January 20, 1972 – Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became Indian union states while Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram became Union Territories. Assam’s North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh.

  • January 20, 1972 – Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

  • January 20, 1988 – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist and non-violent freedom fighter, born on 6 February 1890, died on 20 January 1988. He was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi and is better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

  • January 20, 1993 – Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Param Vir Chakra Awardee, passed away on 20 January 1993.

  • January 20, 1993 – Bill Clinton was inaugurated the 42nd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 1995 – Supreme Court ordered closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

  • January 20, 1999 – The Chinese News Service announces restrictions including control of news and information on Internet often referred to the “Great Firewall of China” which blacklists thousands of web sites use in China.

  • January 20, 2011 – George W. Bush was inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 2005 – Parveen Babi, Indian actress, born on 4 April 1949, was an Indian actress who died on 20 January 2005.

  • January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on 20 January 2009.

  • January 20, 2010 – An aftershock has rocked Haiti, eight days after the original quake.

  • January 20, 2013 – Former US President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second-term in office.

  • January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to hold the office.

 

to be Continued ..

Jan
20
Tue
2026
History On This Day : 20 January
Jan 20 all-day
History On This Day : 20 January

History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January

  • January 20, 1684 – Treaty was done between Marathas and Portuguese.

  • January 20, 1817 – Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare which was renamed as the Presidency College later.

  • January 20, 1871 – Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born on 20 January 1871.

  • January 20, 1879 – Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born on 20 January 1879.

  • January 20, 1926 – Qurratulain Hyder, Indian novelist, was born on 20 January 1927 who died on August 21, 2007.

  • January 20, 1939 – Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born on 20 January 1939.

  • January 20, 1940 – Krishnam Raju, born on 20 January 1940, is an Indian actor and politician, known for his works in Telugu cinema.

  • January 20, 1948 – Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on 20 January 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict by setting up a commission of three members.

  • January 20, 1949 – Junagarh was merged with Saurashtra formally.

  • January 20, 1949 – Afro-Asian meeting, aimed to support the Republic of Indonesia, was held in New-Delhi.

  • January 20, 1957 – First Indian Atomic Reactor ‘Apsara’ at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957.

  • January 20, 1969 – East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.

  • January 20, 1972 – Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became Indian union states while Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram became Union Territories. Assam’s North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh.

  • January 20, 1972 – Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

  • January 20, 1988 – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist and non-violent freedom fighter, born on 6 February 1890, died on 20 January 1988. He was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi and is better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

  • January 20, 1993 – Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Param Vir Chakra Awardee, passed away on 20 January 1993.

  • January 20, 1993 – Bill Clinton was inaugurated the 42nd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 1995 – Supreme Court ordered closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

  • January 20, 1999 – The Chinese News Service announces restrictions including control of news and information on Internet often referred to the “Great Firewall of China” which blacklists thousands of web sites use in China.

  • January 20, 2011 – George W. Bush was inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 2005 – Parveen Babi, Indian actress, born on 4 April 1949, was an Indian actress who died on 20 January 2005.

  • January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on 20 January 2009.

  • January 20, 2010 – An aftershock has rocked Haiti, eight days after the original quake.

  • January 20, 2013 – Former US President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second-term in office.

  • January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to hold the office.

 

to be Continued ..

Jan
20
Wed
2027
History On This Day : 20 January
Jan 20 all-day
History On This Day : 20 January

History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January

  • January 20, 1684 – Treaty was done between Marathas and Portuguese.

  • January 20, 1817 – Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare which was renamed as the Presidency College later.

  • January 20, 1871 – Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born on 20 January 1871.

  • January 20, 1879 – Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born on 20 January 1879.

  • January 20, 1926 – Qurratulain Hyder, Indian novelist, was born on 20 January 1927 who died on August 21, 2007.

  • January 20, 1939 – Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born on 20 January 1939.

  • January 20, 1940 – Krishnam Raju, born on 20 January 1940, is an Indian actor and politician, known for his works in Telugu cinema.

  • January 20, 1948 – Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on 20 January 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict by setting up a commission of three members.

  • January 20, 1949 – Junagarh was merged with Saurashtra formally.

  • January 20, 1949 – Afro-Asian meeting, aimed to support the Republic of Indonesia, was held in New-Delhi.

  • January 20, 1957 – First Indian Atomic Reactor ‘Apsara’ at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957.

  • January 20, 1969 – East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.

  • January 20, 1972 – Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became Indian union states while Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram became Union Territories. Assam’s North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh.

  • January 20, 1972 – Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

  • January 20, 1988 – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist and non-violent freedom fighter, born on 6 February 1890, died on 20 January 1988. He was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi and is better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

  • January 20, 1993 – Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Param Vir Chakra Awardee, passed away on 20 January 1993.

  • January 20, 1993 – Bill Clinton was inaugurated the 42nd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 1995 – Supreme Court ordered closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

  • January 20, 1999 – The Chinese News Service announces restrictions including control of news and information on Internet often referred to the “Great Firewall of China” which blacklists thousands of web sites use in China.

  • January 20, 2011 – George W. Bush was inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 2005 – Parveen Babi, Indian actress, born on 4 April 1949, was an Indian actress who died on 20 January 2005.

  • January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on 20 January 2009.

  • January 20, 2010 – An aftershock has rocked Haiti, eight days after the original quake.

  • January 20, 2013 – Former US President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second-term in office.

  • January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to hold the office.

 

to be Continued ..

Jan
20
Thu
2028
History On This Day : 20 January
Jan 20 all-day
History On This Day : 20 January

History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 18 January

  • January 20, 1684 – Treaty was done between Marathas and Portuguese.

  • January 20, 1817 – Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare which was renamed as the Presidency College later.

  • January 20, 1871 – Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born on 20 January 1871.

  • January 20, 1879 – Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born on 20 January 1879.

  • January 20, 1926 – Qurratulain Hyder, Indian novelist, was born on 20 January 1927 who died on August 21, 2007.

  • January 20, 1939 – Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe, great Indian astronomer, was born on 20 January 1939.

  • January 20, 1940 – Krishnam Raju, born on 20 January 1940, is an Indian actor and politician, known for his works in Telugu cinema.

  • January 20, 1948 – Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 39, adopted on 20 January 1948, offered to assist in the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir Conflict by setting up a commission of three members.

  • January 20, 1949 – Junagarh was merged with Saurashtra formally.

  • January 20, 1949 – Afro-Asian meeting, aimed to support the Republic of Indonesia, was held in New-Delhi.

  • January 20, 1957 – First Indian Atomic Reactor ‘Apsara’ at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957.

  • January 20, 1969 – East Pakistani police killed student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage was in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.

  • January 20, 1972 – Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became Indian union states while Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram became Union Territories. Assam’s North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh.

  • January 20, 1972 – Pakistan launched its Nuclear weapons program few weeks after its defeat in Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

  • January 20, 1988 – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Nationalist and non-violent freedom fighter, born on 6 February 1890, died on 20 January 1988. He was the follower of Mahatma Gandhi and is better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi.

  • January 20, 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashed into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.

  • January 20, 1993 – Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Param Vir Chakra Awardee, passed away on 20 January 1993.

  • January 20, 1993 – Bill Clinton was inaugurated the 42nd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 1995 – Supreme Court ordered closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

  • January 20, 1999 – The Chinese News Service announces restrictions including control of news and information on Internet often referred to the “Great Firewall of China” which blacklists thousands of web sites use in China.

  • January 20, 2011 – George W. Bush was inaugurated the 43rd President of the United States of America.

  • January 20, 2005 – Parveen Babi, Indian actress, born on 4 April 1949, was an Indian actress who died on 20 January 2005.

  • January 20, 2009 – Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on 20 January 2009.

  • January 20, 2010 – An aftershock has rocked Haiti, eight days after the original quake.

  • January 20, 2013 – Former US President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second-term in office.

  • January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to hold the office.

 

to be Continued ..