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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
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
11/23/1997Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life.
2/25/1976India announces plan to penalize parents who have more than two children.
6/9/1986First AIDS death reported from a private hospital in Mumbai.
12/30/1964500 people seized by Chinese spies.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
11/30/1989Congress (I) emerges largest party in Lok Sabha by winning 193 seats, Congress (I) rule in Karnataka and Veerendra Patil made the Chief Minister.
1/23/1976Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation.
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.