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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
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
11/11/1924SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
4/28/1992Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet and Gyanpeeth Awardee, passed away.
4/7/1987In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
8/4/1936Indian Government Act was approved by the king.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
11/14/1681East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades