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Historical Event on 6/20/1946

Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
5/3/1936Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India.
5/2/1977C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77).
7/22/1997Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15.
3/9/1858Bahadurshah Jafar II, the last Mughal Emperor, was deported to Rangoon under the offence for rising of first Indian Mutiny in 1857.
11/30/1999The disinvestment panel headed by G. V. Ramakrishna demits office after the end of its three-year term.
10/16/1971David Jude Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996), was born in Arasikere.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.