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Historical Event on 3/3/1982

Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.

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7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
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10/28/1998The 1997 B.C. Roy National Award was presented to 18 medical experts.
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11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
10/27/1992Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka.