|
|
Historical Event on 11/20/1989
Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/15/1997 | Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University. |
| 3/3/1939 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
| 10/30/1991 | Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 6/23/1927 | All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 5/27/1994 | Tarktirth Laxmanshastri Joshi, internationally famous omnicient, passed away. |
| 2/14/1901 | Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born. |
| 5/1/2000 | Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta. |
| 7/13/1998 | The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill. |
| 8/16/1974 | A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
