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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
7/17/1976Mudliyar A. Ramaswami, Padmabhushan awardee, politician and industrialist, passed away.
9/14/1893Celebration of 'Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav' (Festival of Lord Ganesha) started.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
4/21/1992UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visits New Delhi.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
3/17/1905Narsinghcharya Purohit Tirunarayan Iyyangar, famous Kannad poet, music director and critic, was born.