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Historical Event on 8/6/1920
'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
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| 4/2/1953 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away. |
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| 2/17/1994 | Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years. |
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| 3/1/1990 | BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan. |
| 4/13/1947 | Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established. |
| 1/4/1909 | Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born. |
| 8/28/1972 | General Insurance Business was nationalised. |
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