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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 |
| 9/13/1997 | India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu. |
| 5/6/1952 | Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education. |
| 10/30/1947 | The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan. |
| 12/8/1999 | The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Lata Mangeshkar. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 8/30/1645 | Indians and Dutch sign the peace treaty. |
| 11/1/1999 | H. K. Dua, senior Journalist and former editor of The Indian Express and The Hindustan Times, is appointed the Press Adviser to the Prime Minister. |
| 1/22/1886 | Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 6/30/1823 | Sir Dinshaw Manokji Petit, famous industrialist, was born. |
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