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Find out what happened on 20th February 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 February
Jiah Khan born Nafisa Khan on 20 February 1988) is a British Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies. Khan Raised in Chelsea, London, to a Muslim family is the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi Film actress in the 1980s from Agra,
Annu Kapoor born 20 February 1956) is an Indian film actor and television presenter, best remembered for hosting the singing reality show Antakshari. Annu Kapoor was born in Jhalawar Rajasthan India. Annu Kapoor made his debut in the film Mandi directed by Shyam Benegal in 1983
Priyanshu Chatterjee ( born on February 20, 1973). who hails from Delhi, is an Indian model and actor. Priyanshu is a commerce graduate from Delhi University. Whilst doing an internship to become a chartered accountant, he took up modelling. He modeled for five years, working on projects such as Digjam’s Print Campaign, Wills Cigarettes,
Saranya Mohan born 20 February 1989) is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. Saranya was born on 20 February 1989 in Alappuzha, Kerala as the eldest daughter to Palakkad Iyer parents Mohan and Devika
Vijaya Nirmala ( is a South Indian actress and director. In 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director who had made the highest number of films. She has directed 47 movies. Vijaya Nirmala’s entry into the film industry was as a child artiste in Panduranga Mahatmyam (1957) at the age of 11. In 1964
Death anniversaries on 20th February
Duraisamy Geoffery Samuel Dhinakaran (1 July 1935 – 20 February 2008) was an Indian evangelical preacher and founder of Karunya University. He was also the founder of the Jesus Calls ministry. He was the father of Paul Dhinakaran. Dhinakaran was born on 1 July 1935, at Surandai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
Thotakura Venkata Raju better known as T. V. Raju (1921 – 20 February 1973) was a music director of many films in South India. He worked as assistant composer to P. Adinarayana Rao in the film Palletoori Pilla (1950).
Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath (28 July 1947 – 20 February 2008) was a member of the Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Thane. He was a member of the Shiv Sena party and served as a member of the Lok Sabha from 1996 until his death
Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao (20 August 1931 – 20 February 2010), popularly known as Padmanabham, was a Tollywood actor known for his comedian roles. He was also a film producer and director. He was born to Santham and Basavaraju Venkata Seshaiah in Simhadripuram, Pulivendula, Kadapa. Padmanabham was essentially a theater artist, although he also found success in films
Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatavdekar (15 March 1868 – 20 February 1958), also known as Save dada, was the first Indian to make a film (motion picture) in India. H. S. Bhatavdekar was a resident of Mumbai (Bombay). A portrait photographer by occupation, Bhatavdekar was one of the first witnesses to the Lumiere Brothers film show in 1896 in Mumbai
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1827 Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya’, was born in Pune.
1846 Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
1847 Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
1863 Pandit A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous Malyalam poet, grammer expert and Sanskrit expert, was born.