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Historical Event on 1/20/1995

Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1939Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, passed away at Philadelphia.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
8/26/1997Vice President Krishan Kant takes over as Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.