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Historical Event on 1/20/1999
Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1993 | K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93. |
| 6/22/1948 | Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles. |
| 1/30/1991 | Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/17/1978 | Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died. |
| 9/8/1951 | The office of Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions) was re-designated as CDA(P), Allahabad. |
| 4/20/1992 | U. K. Kanitkar, famous scientist, and professor, passed away. |
| 11/23/1983 | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi. |
| 2/22/1946 | Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day. |
| 1/28/1999 | Central Zone won the Deodhar Trophy, defeating South in their final in Agartala. |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
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