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Historical Event on 6/20/1997
Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 11/22/1718 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain. |
| 8/9/1909 | Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur. |
| 3/31/1997 | The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points. |
| 1/21/1882 | Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 10/30/1999 | The Central Ministerial team led by Mr. Advani is prevented from making an on-the-spot assessment of the havoc wrecked by the super cyclone. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
| 9/26/1992 | Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent. |
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