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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
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
2/14/1933W. R. Sonar, famous marathi poet, author, playwright, editor and publisher, was born.
1/24/1994Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong arrives in New Delhi on a state visit.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.