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Historical Event on 1/20/1898

Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.

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11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
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7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
2/18/1975Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away.
12/20/1990India and Pakistan agree not to attack each other's nuclear installations.
10/22/1933Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, leader, politician, President of the Central Assembly, lawyer and member of parliament, died in Geneva.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
4/14/1963Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling.