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Historical Event on 11/12/1885
Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born.
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| 4/24/1918 | Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born. |
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| 5/17/1996 | Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. |
| 7/16/1981 | India performs nuclear Test. |
| 12/11/1843 | Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany. |
| 8/11/1997 | Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati. |
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