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Historical Event on 6/20/1948
Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991). |
| 2/5/1968 | Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away. |
| 8/10/1860 | Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra. |
| 5/23/1903 | Gemini Roy, famous Painter, joined Government School of Arts and Crafts at Calcutta. |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 2/19/2000 | 18 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai. |
| 5/28/1988 | The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China. |
| 3/25/1905 | Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 6/25/1999 | PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham. |
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