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Historical Event on 12/20/1999
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party Chief, opposes signing of CTBT.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
| 5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 8/4/1997 | Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members. |
| 1/31/1992 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body. |
| 4/4/1991 | Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I). |
| 9/28/1940 | Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"". |
| 1/1/1956 | No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'. |
| 10/13/1911 | Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
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