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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
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
9/8/1991Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
1/1/1909Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46), was born in Bombay.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).