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Historical Event on 8/11/1954
Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
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3/22/1902 | Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph. |
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