|
|
Historical Event on 6/20/1916
Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/21/1883 | Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta. |
| 11/18/1991 | In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority. |
| 7/16/1981 | India performs nuclear Test. |
| 5/23/1805 | Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India, issued a permanent provision for the Delhi Mughal Emperor. |
| 9/26/1911 | Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal. |
| 11/29/1926 | Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born. |
| 7/29/1911 | Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 3/13/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947. |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
