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Historical Event on 2/16/1896

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born.

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4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
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1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
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7/2/1993ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance.