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Historical Event on 12/23/1902

Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.

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1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
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