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Historical Event on 9/21/1862

Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.

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7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
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8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
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3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
3/1/1987A Pakistani official quoted as saying, ""Pakistan has nuclear bomb capabilities at New Delhi"".
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.