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Historical Event on 6/20/1995

B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1932Britain instituted new electoral plan for India: to allow limited untouchables and giving them separate representation.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
3/7/1961Govind Ballabh Pant passed away. He had served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was bestowed with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
3/6/1928Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.