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Historical Event on 6/20/1939

Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1930Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.
12/29/1953The States Reorganisation Commission.
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.
10/5/1957Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City.
3/22/1932Indian Muslims break with Great Britain.
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
2/10/1943Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3.