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Historical Event on 6/20/1997
Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/11/1911 | Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991. |
| 3/3/1847 | Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 11/27/1972 | Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan. |
| 10/29/1992 | Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem. |
| 10/30/1996 | ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 4/15/1992 | D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away. |
| 11/1/1956 | Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved. |
| 9/10/1923 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away. |
| 11/8/1661 | Guru Har Rai passed away. Second son Har Kishan became the eighth Sikh Guru age of 5 years 4 Months. He passed away at the age of 7 years 9 Months. |
| 1/12/1993 | Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested. |
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