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Historical Event on 6/20/1869
Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum.
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| 3/23/1995 | Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 10/15/1915 | Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/9/1942 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China. |
| 7/29/1999 | Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001. |
| 10/31/1990 | Religious clashes between Hindus and Muslims leave more than 180 people dead. |
| 7/27/1992 | Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
| 5/20/1987 | G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away. |
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