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Historical Event on 12/20/2000

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
9/26/1931Vijay Laxman Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
10/21/1789Ramshastri Prabhune, justice of Peshwa kingdom, died.
4/10/1997Announcement of UP's 70th new district to be re-named after Jyotiba Phule.
12/25/1946Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"".
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
8/15/1918Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.