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Historical Event on 11/20/1989

Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
6/22/1993Ordinance to amend Consumer Act was issued; Government doctors and hospitals were kept out of its ambit.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'