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Historical Event on 8/7/1868

Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.

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7/23/2000Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.