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Historical Event on 8/15/1968

Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published.

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1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
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1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
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11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
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