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Today In History?
Find out what happened on the 20th of July in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 20th of July
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian/Bollywood film actor and director. He is widely considered to be one of the best actors produced by India. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India where his father was a Navy officer.
Gracy Singh (born on 20 July 1980 in Delhi, India), is an Indian actress. She is best known for her role as Gauri in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. She began her career touring with the dance group “The Planets” and her first acting role was in the television soap, Amanat. She then got an acting role in the film Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (as Kajol’s younger sister) and also in Hu Tu Tu.
Rajendra Kumar Tuli (20 July 1929 – 12 July 1999) was an Indian film actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1950, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the ‘Jubilee Star’ and ‘Tragedy King’, a title earlier conferred to Dilip Kumar.
Debasish (or Debasis) Sarbeswar Mohanty (born July 20, 1976, Bhubaneswar, Orissa) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 45 ODIs from 1997 to 2001.He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who coupled pace to his naturally lanky frame. He found success in the limited overs format, averaging under 30 and taking over 1 wicket per game.
Naman Vinaykumar Ojha (born 20 July 1983) is an Indian first-class cricketer. He represents Madhya Pradesh in first-class cricket. He is a wicket keeper and a hard hitting batsman. He represented Rajasthan Royals in the 2009 Indian Premier League in South Africa. He opened the batting for the Royals and played some important innings
Notable Moments
1636 John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
1654 Portugal was taken over by Britishers.
1680 Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.
1829 Jankibai passed away in jail.
1903 British to increase size of Royal Army in India.