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Historical Event on 8/17/1909

Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka.

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5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
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3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
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