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Historical Event on 11/20/1859

Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.
11/14/1967Saba Karim, Indian ODI wicket-keeper 1997, was born.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.