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Historical Event on 6/20/1939
Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1998 | Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government. |
| 3/3/1859 | A length of 119 miles of line was laid in the North from Allahabad to Kanpur. |
| 7/20/1680 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne. |
| 12/22/1887 | Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu. |
| 10/25/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN. |
| 5/25/1997 | In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan. |
| 7/28/1997 | 12 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana. |
| 7/11/1998 | The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent. |
| 9/3/1915 | Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi. |
| 10/24/1933 | Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals. |
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