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Historical Event on 2/20/1985
Bhawani Prasad Mishra, progressive Hindi poet, passed away. His most famous poem is ""Main Geet Bechtaa Hun"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/9/1863 | Laxman Bapuji Kolhatkar (Bhaurao), famous singer and actor of Marathi theatre, was born. |
| 5/25/1961 | Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras. |
| 4/4/1998 | G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 3/19/1998 | E.M.S. Namboodiripad, veteran communist leader of CPM and Kerala's first Chief Minister, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 88. |
| 8/14/1996 | Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died. |
| 9/1/1998 | Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi. |
| 1/16/1954 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died. |
| 9/10/1911 | Jatin Chakravorty, social reformer, politician and trade unionist, was born at Comilla, Bangladesh. |
| 5/7/2000 | Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case. |
| 1/1/1995 | N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee. |
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