Historical Events on October 20.

1. World Osteoporosis Day & World Statistics Day

2. 1568, 20th October: The Mughal emperor Akbar attacked Chittorgarh.

3. 1740, 20th October: Maria Theresa became the ruler of Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia.

4. 1904, 20th October: Chile and Bolivia signed a peace treaty demarcating the border between the two countries.

5. 1947, 20th October: Establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Pakistan (for the first time).

6. 1952, 20th October: A state of emergency was declared in Kenya. Arrests of Jomo Kenyatta and other key leaders continued.

7. 1962, 20th October: The war started between India and China over the border dispute.

8. 1969, 20th October: Establishment of Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University (PDKV) at Akola, India.

9. 1970, 20th October: The father of the green revolution, Dr. Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Prize.

10. 1971, 20th October: Nepal’s stock market collapsed due to recession.

11. 1973, 20th October: The Sydney Opera House was inaugurated by Elizabeth II.

12. 1991, 20th October: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shocked Uttarkashi, killed at least 1,000 people.

13. 1995, 20th October: Twentieth Century Fox honored Hindi film actor Dev Anand as Man of the Century.

14. 2007, 20th October: After Ali Larijani’s resignation, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeid Jalali became the new chief nuclear negotiator.

15. 2011, 20th October: Libyan civil war: Troops of the National Transitional Council capture and kill Dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on October 20.

1. 1855: Govardhanram Tripathi, Indian-Gujarati writer.

2. 1891: Sir James Chadwick, the British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron in the atom.

3. 1893: Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s first president.

4. 1920: Siddharth Shankar Ray, an Indian lawyer, and politician.

5. 1920: Leila Seth, an Indian judge who served as the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court, Himachal Pradesh High Court.

6. 1927: Guntur Seshandar Sharma, an Indian poet, and critic.

7. 1963: Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer, commentator, and MP.

8. 1978: Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer and commentator.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on October 20.

1. 1740: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy

2. 1890: Sir Richard Burton, British writer, poet, researcher, diplomat, and spy.

3. 1961: V. S. Guha, Indian Anthropologist.

4. 1964: Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, dies.

5. 1984: Paul Dirac, Nobel Prize-winning English physicist.

6. 1999: Madhavrao Limaye, Indian socialist leader, freedom fighter and journalist.

7. 2011: Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan dictator.

8. 2012: John McConnell, who started Earth Day.

9. 2012: Edward Thomas, an American physician, professor.

20-October-1752

The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.

20-October-1774

New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.

20-October-1905

Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.

20-October-1919

Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

20-October-1920

Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.

20-October-1947

First battle between India and Pakistan.

20-October-1954

Surendra Vithal Nayak "Suru Nayak", cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982), was born in Bombay.

20-October-1960

Indian mountaineers reach the peak of Nanda Ghunti for the first time in the Kumaon Hills.

20-October-1961

B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.

20-October-1962

The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.

20-October-1962

China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level.

20-October-1963

Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.

20-October-1969

Punjabrao Agriculture University established.

20-October-1981

21-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.

20-October-1989

Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.

20-October-1990

Andhra Pradesh Government announces a five-day week for all offices and educational institutions from November 01, 1990.

20-October-1990

Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died.

20-October-1991

6.1-7.1 earthquake in uttar Kashi and three northern districts of UP in the Himalayan foothills kills more than 1,600 people.

20-October-1991

Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.

20-October-1991

Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.

20-October-1992

Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire.

20-October-1997

All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.

20-October-1997

Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days.

20-October-1998

Security forces unearth 770 kg of RDX and plastic explosives in the Tangmay area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir.

20-October-1999

Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.

20-October-1999

The Cabinet approves the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Bill for introduction in the current session of Lok Sabha if time permits.

20-October-1999

The Centre accepts the recommendations of the Backward Classes Commission on the inclusion of Jats and other backward classes (OBCs) in Rajasthan except Bharatpur and Dholpur districts.