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Historical Event on 12/20/1999
The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1928 | An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.' |
| 1/10/1953 | Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held. |
| 9/24/1922 | Jugal Mondal, social worker and politician, was born at Howrah. |
| 7/20/1969 | M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India. |
| 4/6/1956 | Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987). |
| 8/13/1951 | Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 2/21/1996 | Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala. |
| 10/11/1991 | Meghalaya placed under President's rule. |
| 7/21/1883 | Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta. |
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