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Historical Event on 1/21/1963
Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
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| 7/28/1912 | Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born. |
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| 2/21/1992 | Congress scores nearly three-fourth majority in Punjab Assembly elections. |
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