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Historical Event on 6/20/1997

Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
3/17/1957New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
3/25/1916S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
2/20/1968Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.