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Historical Event on 7/20/1911

Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.
5/25/1894Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.