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Historical Event on 6/20/1873

Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1913Tulsi Prasad Khaitan, great industrialist, was born in Chandi village, Bihar .
12/3/1948Surendra Pratap Singh, famous journalist and chief editor of Navbharat Times, was born.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
5/17/1991Prabhakar Machve, great litterateur, passed away.
7/13/1999Militants attack the residential complex of Border Security Force (BSF) in Madar village near Bandipur and take 12 persons as hostages after killing four.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
4/9/1893Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
11/19/1993Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel.