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Historical Event on 4/20/1989

R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1956Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died.
12/24/1932The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London.
2/18/1944Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
2/12/1996President S.D. Sharma in Kerala.
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.