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Historical Event on 4/20/2000

A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
8/10/2000Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
4/24/1965Kosi Barrage inaugurated by King Mahendra of Nepal.
8/29/1995National Sports Day declared.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.