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Historical Event on 6/20/1957

Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
12/31/1910Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born.
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.
11/2/1971Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.