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Historical Event on 10/21/1577

Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city.

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1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
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