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Historical Event on 6/28/1883

Shivprasad Gupta, social reformer, politician, leader, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, was born at Varanasi.

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2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
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9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
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