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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
11/5/1930Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
4/26/1995Indian Newspaper Society (INS) calls off stir plans following Government conceding a major demand of the newspaper industry by putting newsprint on the Open General Licence (OGL) and abolish the condition requiring newspapers to buy two tonnes of indigenous newsprint in order to import one tonne.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
2/19/200018 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.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
8/1/1846Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.