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Historical Event on 01/24/1556
Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
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| 11/7/1893 | Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37. |
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| 7/27/1991 | Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
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| 7/27/1914 | Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914). |
| 7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
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