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Historical Event on 1/20/1997

Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'.
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
7/16/1909Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
8/22/1984R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.