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Historical Event on 6/20/1987

Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1920Kocheril Raman Narayanan was born in the village of Uzhavoor in Kottayam district, Kerala.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
5/13/1648Redfort construction was completed
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".