20 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on December 20, the day number in a year is 354 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 355. December 20 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
December 20 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1722 | A Chinese emperor died after a reign of Kangxi longest (61 years), so his son Yongzheng was made emperor. |
| 1745 | Bonnie Prince Charlie's army reached the river Esq. |
| 1757 | Lord Clive was made the Governor of Bengal. |
| 1780 | Britain declared war on Holland. |
| 1803 | French flag The formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase in New Orleans from France to the US for $ 27m. Happened in |
| 1808 | The original Covent Garden Theater in London was destroyed by fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts. |
| 1812 | The first volume of Grimm's "Fairy Tales" was published in Germany. |
| 1820 | Taxed $ 1 on unmarried men between the ages of 21 and 50) in the US state of Missouri. |
| 1827 | Mexico passed its first "expulsion law ", allowing Spain's citizens to be expelled in the next 6 months, and not until Spain was identified about Spain's 1810 Declaration of State Independence. Be barred from entry. |
| 1830 | The independence of Belgium was recognized by the great powers. |
| 1842 | The Military College of South Carolina was established. |
| 1860 | South Carolina became the first of eleven slave states to secede from the United States, leading to the eventual creation of the Confederate States of America and later the American Civil War. |
| 1860 | South Carolina became the first state to secede from the United States Union. |
| 1875 | ICRM renamed International Committee of Red Cross ICRC). |
| 1876 | The great poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed the national anthem \ Vande Mataram \. |
| 1879 | Thomas Elva Edison performed the bright light. |
| 1883 | The cantilever railway bridge opened at Niagara Falls. |
| 1917 | Soviet intelligence police force \ cheka \ formed. |
| 1938 | Vladimir Jevorikin received a patent for the Iconoscope television system. |
| 1946 | Frank Capra's popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life was first released in New York City. |
| 1955 | Cardiff was proclaimed as thecapital of Wales. |
| 1955 | Indian Golf Association was formed. |
| 1956 | Afro-American woman Rosa Parks fight against color discrimination in America paid off. Due to which the Supreme Court banned apartheid in buses. |
| 1957 | December 20 The first flight of the Boeing 707, the first commercially successful jet airliner, took place. |
| 1968 | The Zodiac Killer murdered the first of his five confirmed victims in Vallejo, California, a case that remains unsolved. |
| 1973 | Spain's Prime Minister Admiral Louise Blanco was killed in a car bombing in Madrid. |
| 1985 | In the Tirupati Balaji temple, Lord Venkateswara was offered a diamond studded crown valued at Rs 5.2 crore. |
| 1987 | The deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history occurred when the MV Doña Paz sank after colliding with an oil tanker on the tables Strait in the Philippines, resulting in an estimated 4,000deaths. |
| 1988 | The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances governing international cooperation against the illegal drug trade was signed in Vienna. |
| 1988 | The Parliament approved the bill to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 years through the 62nd Constitutional Amendment. |
| 1989 | American forces invaded Panama to overthrow the government of Manuel Noriega. |
| 1990 | India and Pakistan agreed not to carry out nuclear attacks on each other. |
| 1993 | Donald Trump weds Marla Maples. |
| 1993 | A cooperation agreement was signed in Brussels between India and the European Union. |
| 1995 | "Paul Roebson" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 14 performances. |
| 1995 | As per the Dayton Agreement that ended the Bosnian War, the NATO-led FOR began peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 1999 | Portugal returns Macau to China. |
| 1999 | Portugal transferred sovereignty of Macau, which it has administered since the mid-16th century, to China. |
| 1999 | Portugal ceded the Macao region to China. |
| 2005 | US district court Judge John E. Jones III ruled against mandating the teaching of 'intelligent design' in his ruling of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District. |
| 2007 | Pablo Picasso's Portrait of Suzanne Bloch was stolen from theSão Paulo Museum of Art. |
| 2007 | Pakistan's federal Sharia court called the Pakistan Citizenship Act discriminatory against women. |
| 2009 | Nearly 100 people are killed by a runaway truck at a market in Kogi State, Nigeria. |
| 2010 | The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology announces it has developed the first ever spherical robot with telescopic arms. |
| 2011 | In Cairo, thousands of Egyptian women demonstrate against military police for abuse against female demonstrators in Tahir Square. |
| 2012 | Atlanta Intercontinental Exchange purchases the New York Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the world. |
| 2013 | Bolivia's Tupac Katari is successfully launched from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center. |
| 2013 | Britain agrees to help Syria destroy over 165 tons of chemical weapons; the stockpile includes substances that could be used to make highly toxic nerve agents. |
| 2014 | U.S. officials return four Afghan prisoners to Afghanistan after more than ten years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Obama administration is working to clear and release the remaining prisoners in order to close the facility. |
Famous Birthdays of December 20:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1973 | David Nedohin / Curler / Canada |
| 1881 | Branch Rickey / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1989 | Leeson Ah Mau / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
| 1982 | David Wright / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1982 | David Cook / Writer / United States of America |
| 1992 | Ksenia Makarova / Figure Skater / Russia |
| 1956 | Fahmida Mirza / Politician / Pakistan |
| 1970 | Jörg Schmidt / Footballer / Germany |
| 1966 | Matt Neal / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
| 1740 | Arthur Lee / Physician / United States of America |
| 1956 | Anita Ward / Singer / United States of America |
| 1942 | Michael P. Johnson / Sociologist / United States of America |
| 1902 | Sidney Hook / Author / United States of America |
| 1959 | Trent Tucker / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1975 | Bartosz Bosacki / Footballer / Poland |
| 1997 | Suzuka Nakamoto / Singer / Japan |
| 1966 | Veronica Pershina / Figure Skater / Russia |
| 1988 | Andrés Bottiglieri / Footballer / Italy |
| 1982 | Mohammad Asif / Cricketer / Pakistan |
| 1960 | Trivendra Singh Rawat / Politician / India |
| 1927 | Jim Simpson / Sportscaster / United States of America |
| 1942 | Bob Hayes / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1909 | Vakkom Majeed / Politician / India |
| 1973 | Cory Stillman / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1956 | Blanche Baker / Actress / United States of America |
| 1956 | Junji Hirata / Wrestler / Japan |
| 1981 | Roy Williams / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1961 | Mike Keneally / Writer / United States of America |
| 1991 | Jillian Rose Reed / Actress / United States of America |
| 1641 | Urban Hjärne / Chemist / Sweden |
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