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Historical Event on 5/9/1917
Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
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| 12/20/1904 | Virendranarayan Chakravorthy, former Indian Ambassador in England and Governor of Haryana, was born. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
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