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Historical Event on 2/21/1899

Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born.

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9/14/1803Lord Lake was captured Delhi.
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10/12/1967National Conference, the Working Committee of Jammu and Kashmir, unanimously passed the proposal to a permanent merger of the state with India.
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