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Historical Event on 5/6/1861

Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, great Indian lawyer, political leader and social reformer, was born at Agra.

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6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
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