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Historical Event on 8/27/1870
Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
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| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
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