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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 |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
| 7/27/1927 | Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 4/27/1996 | First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states. |
| 10/25/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN. |
| 10/12/1921 | Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona. |
| 9/26/1996 | CBI chargesheeted Rao in St. Kitts case. |
| 9/16/1929 | Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari). |
| 10/5/1805 | Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 11/17/1915 | Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune. |
| 11/20/1969 | Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs Australia in Kanpur. |
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