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Historical Event on 6/23/1920
Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/29/1936 | Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith. |
| 3/21/1966 | Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service. |
| 1/1/1995 | 8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 7/3/1987 | The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 3/25/1916 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born. |
| 10/18/1861 | Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
| 2/1/1917 | Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal. |
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