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Historical Event on 10/20/1998

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
5/13/1997Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission.
5/3/1945Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon.
6/19/1966Shiv Sena was established.
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
1/10/1979Anand Gopal Shauri, litterateur and journalist, passed away.