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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
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
6/8/2000Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
9/14/1949Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.