20th April – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on 20th of April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 20th April

 
Babita  (born 20 April 1948, in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani into a Sindhi family. Shivdasani organized a screen test for her with veteran producer G.P. Sippy. He liked her screen test and gave her the opportunity to star in his film
Mamta Kulkarni born 20 April 1972 is a former Bollywood Actress. During the 90s, she was part of several commercial successes such as Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Aashiq Awara (1993), Krantiveer (1994) among others. Kulkarni made her debut through the Tamil film Nanbargal which was directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar.
Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 20 April 1950, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh) is the President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a regional party in the southern India state of Andhra Pradesh from 1996. He served as the Chief Minister of the State for a 8 years 8 months 13 days (1995–2004). He has been the Leader of opposition in the AP State Assembly since then.
Rajiv Menon is an Indian cinematographer and film maker. He is known for directing critically acclaimed Tamil films like Minsara Kanavu and Kandukondain Kandukondain. Rajiv was born in [|gdk.ap]], Kerala to the popular Tamil and malayalam film playback singer Kalyani Menon.
Lala VC (20 April 1876 – 23 March 1927) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers. Lala was 38 years old, and a Lance-Naik in the 41st Dogras.
 

Death anniversaries on 20th April

Shakeel Badayuni  (August 3, 1916 – April 20, 1970) was an accomplished Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi films. Shakeel Badayuni was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Mohammed Jamaal Ahmed Sokhta Qadiri wanted him to have a good career
Sarvepalli Gopal (23 April 1923 – 20 April 2002) was a well known Indian historian. He was born in a Niyogi Telugu Brahmin family. He was the son of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, India’s first Vice-President [1952-1962] and second President [1962-1967].
Pannalal Ghosh (31 July 1911 – 20 April 1960), also known as Amal Jyoti Ghosh, was a Bengali Indian flute (bansuri) player and composer. He was a disciple of Allauddin Khan, and is credited with giving the flute its status in Hindustani classical music.
M. K. Kamalam (1923 – 20 April 2010) was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema. She was the heroine in the first Malayalam talkie film, Balan (1938). Kamalam was born in 1923 at Kottayam as the third daughter of Kumarakam Mangat Kochupanicker, a music teacher, and his wife Karthyayini.
Thomas Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an actor and director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid 1960s and on television in the 1980s. One of Hill’s most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV series Newhart.
 

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