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Historical Event on 10/19/1875

The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.

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5/4/1960Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
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5/1/1908Praful Chaki committed suicide after he threw a bomb on Judge Kingsford of Mujaffarpur, killing two inocent women.
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