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Historical Event on 06/20/0712

Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1913Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
9/4/1997Dharmavir Bharti, great journalist and editor of Dharamyug, died at 6 am.
10/17/1994Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay.
10/17/1996President's rule reimposed in U.P.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
10/16/1905Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement.