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Historical Event on 6/20/1869
Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 7/30/1957 | Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured. |
| 11/16/1887 | Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 8/11/1999 | The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec. |
| 12/1/1966 | Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union. |
| 1/21/1978 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer, poet, editor of 'Dainik Batori', journalist and lawyer, passed away. He participated in the Quit India Movement for which he was arrested. |
| 10/25/1999 | US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives. |
| 3/13/1878 | The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper. |
| 9/5/1967 | Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. |
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