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Historical Event on 6/20/1921

Tilak University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/15/2000The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots.
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7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
12/15/1999The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd.
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7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
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