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Historical Event on 6/20/1921

Tilak University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
10/30/1963Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, nationalist, freedom fighter and social worker, died at Madurai.
5/1/1999India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.