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Historical Event on 2/3/1873

Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.

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6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
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5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
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3/24/1924Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born.