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Historical Event on 6/20/1897
Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 9/26/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 5/31/1981 | First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload. |
| 6/9/1994 | Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70. |
| 6/9/1994 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 6/26/1888 | Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born. |
| 5/7/1950 | 81 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 3/26/1987 | Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
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