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Historical Event on 6/20/1987

Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
10/15/1949Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
5/27/1957Copyright Act was passed.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
8/16/1933Mahatma Gandhi goes on fast for being denied to continue the anti-untouchability propaganda.
8/6/1998SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by the Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.