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Historical Event on 12/25/1771
Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
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| 6/11/1907 | Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat . |
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| 5/21/1835 | Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
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| 12/30/1993 | Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress. |
| 7/2/1929 | Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died. |
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