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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
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
3/22/1999Punjab men, Railway women emerged National basketball champions in Jaipur.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
9/15/1965President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities.
5/25/1999India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
3/14/1998Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.