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Historical Event on 12/26/1917

Prabhakar Machve, famous Hindi and Marathi litterateur, was born.

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4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
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8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
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