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Historical Event on 1/19/1907
Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
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| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
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| 11/29/1948 | Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables. |
| 5/6/1971 | India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 6/25/1992 | BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven. |
| 8/2/1984 | 32 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport. |
| 6/22/1991 | M. Karunanidhi, DMK President, resigned from the Assembly. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
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