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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
10/27/1605Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra.
5/19/1992Arjuna award for Tennis star Leander Paes and Hockey champion Jagbir Singh.
4/28/1996EC orders re-polling in 69 booths in four states.
12/14/1910Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born.
12/6/1976Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.
10/6/1893Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.
8/6/1920Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
3/2/1994President's rule in J & K extended.
3/2/1994Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.