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Historical Event on 3/28/1917

Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.

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10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
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