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Historical Event on 9/24/1921

Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born.

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1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
3/31/1997Lakhubhai Pathak, prominent NRI businessman who had accused Narasimha Rao of cheating $ 100,000, died in London.