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Historical Event on 1/20/1988

Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
3/2/1933Anandji, famous music director, was born.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
5/30/1991Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
4/21/1993India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts.
1/19/1982Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns.
1/20/1898Krishnarao Ganeshpant Fulanbrikar (Master Krishnarao), famous singer, actor and music director, was born.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
2/26/1915Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born.