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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
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963).
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
1/3/1975Lalit Narayan Mishra, great freedom fighter, politician, leader, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways, died at a Railway Hospital in Danapur due to a bomb blast at Samastipur Railway Station a day earlier.