20 February in Hindu history
20 February 1818
Battle of Ashti
After three months on the run Bajirao II was caught at Ashti. His old general Bapu Gokhale charged the Company cavalry to give him time to escape, and died there.
20 February 1987
Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become states
Both union territories of the north-east become full states on the same day, Arunachal as the 24th and Mizoram as the 23rd state of the Union.