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Historical Event on 5/9/1981
Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden.
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| 1/6/1989 | Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died. |
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| 3/27/2000 | Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
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