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Historical Event on 1/1/1892

Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.

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9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
1/26/1950Government of India accepted the National Emblem. It consisted of Head of Lion which is taken from Ashok piller situated near Sarnath.
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