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Historical Event on 1/1/1897
Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P.
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| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
| 7/21/1977 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India. |
| 7/6/1993 | 39 people were killed and three officials abducted in J&K . |
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