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Historical Event on 06/20/0712
Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/11/1957 | Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League. |
6/24/1991 | Pranab Mukherjee appointed Dy. Chairman of the Planning Commission. |
2/12/1993 | Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket. |
10/30/1908 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
12/3/1790 | Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta. |
4/20/1887 | Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born. |
6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
9/19/1965 | Government extends ultimatum to India to dismantle forts within four days in China. |
9/1/1896 | Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta. |
11/24/1941 | Attack on Pearl Harbour. |
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