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Historical Event on 6/24/1901
John Thottam (Sir Marry Benigna C.D.) Marry, great poetess and teacher, was born in Elangi village at Kerala.
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| 3/31/1959 | Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India. |
| 3/5/1699 | Maharaja Jaisingh-II crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne. |
| 9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
| 7/6/1927 | Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan). |
| 2/11/1847 | Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio. |
| 5/30/1991 | Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away. |
| 3/4/1858 | J. P. Walker, British Officer, along with 200 prisoners who were mainly from the Indian Sepoy Mutiny, sailed from Calcutta to start a new settlement in the Andaman Islands. |
| 4/24/1994 | S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune. |
| 8/6/2000 | Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel. |
| 7/31/1964 | Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
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