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Historical Event on 6/20/1987
Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1995 | In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 7/14/1969 | 85 persons were killed when a freight train collided with a passanger train near Jaipur. |
| 4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 6/13/1940 | Revolutionary leader Udham Singh was hanged for charges of assassinating Micheal Odair, who was the Governor General of Punjab at the time of Jalianwala Baug massacre. |
| 8/12/1905 | Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British. |
| 11/18/1948 | Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna. |
| 10/6/1983 | Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
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