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Historical Event on 6/20/1997
Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1994 | Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away. |
| 4/28/1848 | Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa. |
| 4/12/1991 | Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 7/1/1997 | Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta. |
| 1/2/1994 | Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants. |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 2/10/1846 | British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India. |
| 12/6/1998 | 13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok. |
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