Jacksonville Indian Community - JacksonvilleIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 6/20/1985

The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
7/26/1614Jahangir captured Mewar from Rana Amar Singh. A treaty was signed. In the Mughal court, Rana and his son were treated with exceptional courtesy.
3/14/1967Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda.
4/1/1969India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.