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Historical Event on 10/2/1906
Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.
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| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
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| 2/9/1917 | Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
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| 5/20/1991 | General Election (10th) of India begins. |
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