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Historical Event on 6/20/1997

Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.
3/29/1963Siyaramsharan Gupt, great autor of Hindi language, died.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
4/26/1762Saint Gora Kumbhar, an intense devotee of the deity Vitthal at Pandharpur, took Samadhi in Ter village in Osmanabad Zilla, near Latur.
11/10/1659Chhatrapati Shivaji killed Afzal Khan near Pratapgad Fort by a clever but undignified move.
4/27/1906China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
7/30/1883Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
12/9/1994Gorprasad Ghosh, famous Orriya film actor, director and producer, passed away.