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Historical Event on 8/18/1900
Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.

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Historical Event on 8/18/1900 Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.

Historical Event on 8/18/1900
Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.