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Historical Event on 7/20/2000

In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1916Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.
11/9/1967Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
8/15/1947Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
4/23/1913Dhananjay Vithal Keer, famous biogropher, was born.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
8/25/1975Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.