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Historical Event on 6/20/1911
Dattatray Purushottam Karmarkar, veteran freedom fighter and former cabinet minister, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 6/26/1997 | India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention. |
| 11/29/1953 | Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River. |
| 1/10/1955 | The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service. |
| 1/9/1922 | Har Gobind Khurana, scientist of Biology, was born in India. He did his M.Sc from University of Punjab and, for higher education went to University of Liverpool. In 1959, he produced a chemical called ""Coenzymea"", which is essential for certain processes in the human body. He was awarded Nobel Prize for medicine in 1968 along with Marshall W. Nirenberg and Robert W. Halley. |
| 12/30/1947 | India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter. |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
| 11/2/1990 | Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence. |
| 7/21/1993 | Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal. |
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