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Historical Event on 12/20/1988

The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1912T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu.
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
12/19/1995Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal.
4/15/1997Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI.
8/28/1733Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away.