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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 6/20/1939 |
Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 6/20/1939 |
Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 6/20/1939 |
Akbar himself left Agra. |
| 6/20/1756 |
A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here. |
| 6/20/1858 |
Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end. |
| 6/20/1869 |
Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum. |
| 6/20/1873 |
Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 6/20/1897 |
Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 6/20/1911 |
Dattatray Purushottam Karmarkar, veteran freedom fighter and former cabinet minister, died. |
| 6/20/1916 |
Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve. |
| 6/20/1918 |
K.K. Singh, politician and social worker, was born at Agra. |
| 6/20/1921 |
Tilak University was established. |
| 6/20/1939 |
Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/20/1946 |
Gandhiji attends Working Committee meeting from 20-21 June. |
| 6/20/1946 |
Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state. |
| 6/20/1948 |
Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union. |
| 6/20/1957 |
Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died. |
| 6/20/1972 |
Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey, great Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/20/1979 |
Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur. |
| 6/20/1985 |
The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan. |
| 6/20/1987 |
Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 6/20/1992 |
CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma. |
| 6/20/1992 |
Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/20/1992 |
The JD and the NF choose former Lok Sabha Dy Speaker Prof. G. G. Swell as the Presidential candidate. |
| 6/20/1993 |
Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination. |
| 6/20/1994 |
Anti-Pakistan slogans rent the air in Jammu & Kashmir against the killing of Quazi Nissar Ahmed, Mirwaiz of South Kashmir and a famous religious Kashmiri leader who was gunned down by Pak-aided terrorists. |
| 6/20/1995 |
B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1). |
| 6/20/1995 |
Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence. |
| 6/20/1996 |
Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT. |
| 6/20/1997 |
Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 6/20/1997 |
Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 7/1/1852 | For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi. |
| 12/17/1929 | Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police. |
| 3/5/1989 | Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 2/1/1889 | Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"". |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 7/21/1907 | Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born. |
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