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Historical Event on 4/20/1973

Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1999Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, senior journalist `Cho' Ramaswamy, eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman and veteran RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
6/1/1998The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
12/28/1977Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died.
8/5/1994Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested.
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
1/24/1994Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong arrives in New Delhi on a state visit.