20th December – What Happened Today In History?

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What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 20th December 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 December

Sohail Khan born 20 December 1970) is an Indian director, writer, producer and actor working in the Hindi cinema. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan. He produces films under his banner Sohail Khan Productions. Khan was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to screenwriter Salim Khan and his wife Salma (maiden name Sushila Charak).
Sanjeeda Sheikh (born 20 December 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.) is an Indian television and Bollywood actress. She spent her childhood and schooling days in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). Sanjeeda was born into a Muslim family on the 20 December 1984 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. She is originally from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She and her family is settled in Mumbai. Never aspired to be an actor.
Parvathy Omanakuttan (born December 20, 1987) is an Indian model and actress who was crowned Miss India World in 2008 and later became first runner-up as Miss World Asia & Oceania at the Miss World 2008 competition. Omanakuttan was born in Kottayam, Kerala, as the first child of Omanakkuttan Nair. She is originally from Changanacherry and now lives in Mumbai.
Shonali Nagrani (born on 20 December 1981 in Delhi) is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi language films. She won the pageant of former Miss India International in 2003 and subsequently finished first runner-up of Miss International 2003.
Gauri Karnik is a Hindi and Marathi film actress born in a Kayasta family. She is best known for her acting in Sur in 2002. She is married to Sarim Momin since 2010 She started her career by doing acting in the episodes of Rishtey (TV series) like “Khel Khel Mein” which was aired on Zee TV during 1999-2001. Gauri Karnik acted in several Hindi movies. The best known so far is Sur in 2002.
Mungara Yamini Krishnamurthy (born 20 December 1940) is an eminent Indian dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi styles of dancing. Yamini Krishnamurthy was born in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh. She was born on a full moon night, and her grandfather named her Yamini Poornatilaka, which means “a full mark on the brow of night.” She was brought up in Chidambaram, Tamilnadu.

Death anniversaries on 20th December :

Nalini Jaywant (18 February 1926 – 20 December 2010) was an Indian movie actress from Bollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Jaywant was born in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1926. She is first cousin to actress Shobhna Samarth, the mother of actresses Nutan and Tanuja. Since 1983, she has been living mostly a reclusive life. She was married to director Virendra Desai in the 1940s.
Leslie Walter Claudius (born March 25, 1927 in Bilaspur) was an Indian field hockey player, of Anglo-Indian descent. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records along with Udham Singh for having won the maximum number of Olympic medals in field hockey.
Arun Krushnaji Kamble अरुण कृष्णाजी कांबळे (March 14, 1953 – December 2009) was a Marathi writer and Dalit activist. Arun Kamble, President and one of the founding members of the Dalit Panther was working as a professor in Marathi department at University of Mumbai. He was National General Secretary of Janata Dal.
Upendrokishore Ray (Bengali: উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়), also known as Upendrakishore Raychowdhury (উপেন্দ্রকিশোর রায়চৌধুরী Upendrokishor Raychoudhuri) (1853-1915) was a famous Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and enterpreneur. He was the father of the famous writer Sukumar Ray and grandfather of the renowned film-maker Satyajit Ray.