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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
3/7/1911Sachchitanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, (Agyeya), modern Hindi literary journalist, freedom fighter and the winner of Jnanpith Award of 1979, was born.
9/22/1992Indo-British Extradition Treaty signed in London.
10/12/2000A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.
4/15/1980Six more private sector banks nationalized.
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.
2/9/1964Hanumant Singh scores 105 runs on his debut match during the India vs England cricket tournament at Delhi.
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
9/23/1992Indian-designed pilotless target aircraft 'Lakshya' successfully tested.