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Historical Event on 11/18/1937

1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.

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6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
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3/15/1904Annada Shankar Rai, modern Oria and Bengali poet, was born.
3/15/1904A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
7/25/1938Gautam Kalicharan, famous Hindi poet, was born.
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