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Historical Event on 6/18/1940
Forward Block Party was established.
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| 1/6/1992 | Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG. |
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| 4/18/1918 | Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash. |
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