20th June – What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on  20th June 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 occurred on 20th June.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

• Neetu Chandra is an Indian theatre and film actress and model. Neetu Chandra was born in Patna, Bihar, India. A resident of Patliputra Colony, she did her schooling from the Notre Dame Academy, Patna, and dreamt of entering the modelling world. Her father, a businessman, was initially reluctant to let her pursue a career in showbiz but her mother, Neera, stood by her.
• Vikram Seth  is an Indian author and poet. [citation needed] Vikram Seth was born on 20 June 1952 in a Punjabi family to Leila and Prem Seth in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His family lived in many cities including the Bata Shoe Company town of Batanagar, Danapur near Patna, and in London.
• Rahul Khanna  is an Indian actor and voice actor. Khanna was born and raised in Mumbai. His father is Bollywood matinee idol & politician, Vinod Khanna, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor, Akshaye Khanna.

Death anniversaries on 20th June:

• Anita Guha (1932 – 20 June 2007) was an Indian actress who usually played mythological characters in films. She became known for playing the title role in Jai Santoshi Maa (1975). Previously, she had played Sita in other mythological films “Sampoorna Ramayana” (1961), “Shree Ram Bharat Milap” (1965) and, “Tulsi Vivah” (1971).
• Nawab Sayyid Hamid Ali Khan Bahadur (31 August 1875–20 June 1930) was Nawab of the princely state of Rampur from 1889 to 1930. Only thirteen when he ascended the throne of Rampur, he ruled under a regency to 1896, when Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin invested him with full ruling powers.

Notable Events:

• 1887- Victoria Terminus, the busiest railway station in India, opens in Bombay.
• 1985: Mother Teresa was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the then President Ronald Reagan.It is a medal that is bestowed upon by the President of the United States to any worthy individual.
• 1858 – Gwalior Fort is captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially comes to an end.

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