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Historical Event on 6/20/1939

Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
10/23/1997Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka set deadline upto 31st October for sandalwood smuggler Veerappan to surrender.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
1/8/1890Ramchandra Varma, renowned editor, was born. He also has the credit in making the Hindi Dictionary.