Births on June 20

Laxmanrao Kirloskar

Born on June 20, 1869

Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group (d. 1956)

Laxmanrao Kashinath Kirloskar (20 June 1869 – 26 September 1956) was an Indian businessman. He is the founder of the Kirloskar Group. He was born on 20 June 1869, in Gurlahosur, a village in Belgaum district of the eastern Bombay Presidency.

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Events on 1869

6 Mar

Periodic table
Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
28 Apr

First Transcontinental Railroad
Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
25 Jul

Meiji Restoration
The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
17 Nov

Suez Canal
In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
22 Nov

Clipper
In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched and is one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.

Births on June 20

Laxmanrao Kirloskar

Born on June 20, 1869

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Events on 1869

Periodic table

First Transcontinental Railroad

Meiji Restoration

Suez Canal

Clipper