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Historical Event on 1/25/1917

Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.

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5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
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