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Historical Event on 1/20/1898

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
11/19/19971996 Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development presented to Medicins Sans Frontieres, a non-government organisation, providing medical aid to the needy across the globe, by President K. R. Narayanan on the 80th birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.
6/26/1955Poland and India affirm Panchsheel.
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
6/7/1631Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.