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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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| 12/31/1998 | Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal. |
| 2/7/1908 | Manmanath Gupta was born. |
| 3/4/1996 | King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit. |
| 10/31/1990 | Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley. |
| 4/14/1998 | Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 8/27/1987 | B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal. |
| 12/13/2000 | Vijay Samuel Hazare, former Indian cricket captain, becomes the first recipient of the 'Castrol Lifetime Achievement award'. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 6/1/1959 | National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director. |
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