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Historical Event on 11/20/1989

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1989Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
12/12/1964HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
6/12/1997Jain hawala case dropped against former ministers Kamal Nath, B.D. Dhakne, Chand Ram and Bhuta Singh.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
10/30/1883Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer.
6/7/1606Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away.
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
9/24/1777Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born.