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Historical Event on 1/20/1997

Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
4/12/1621Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
2/27/1803Great fire in Bombay.
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.