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Historical Event on 1/20/1995

Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
5/6/1775Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
3/1/1960National Aeronautical Research Laboratory moves to Bangalore with offices at Palace Road and Jayamahal Road. It soon becomes National Aeronautical Laboratory. Dr Nilakantan invites Dr D M Rao to lead the 4 ft tunnel project.