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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
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
5/16/1945Shahaji Raje Bhosale, father of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was born.
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
9/21/1962Major General I. J. Rikhye completed the task in accordance with the memorandum to UNSF, thus fulfilling the mandate of cessation of hostilities without any incident.