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Historical Event on 6/20/1916
Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/11/1976 | Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 10/17/1994 | Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay. |
| 2/17/1994 | Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
| 7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
| 6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
| 12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
| 9/29/1977 | India and Bangladesh signed settlement for distributing Ganga river water. |
| 9/6/1961 | D. N. Kohli was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 28-05-1966. |
| 4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
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