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26 December
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Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Indian Poet.
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Udham Singh is born
Udham Singh, the revolutionary later executed for killing former Punjab lieutenant-governor Michael O'Dwyer in London, was born on 26 December 1899 in Punjab.
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The Indian Ocean tsunami struck India and countries across the region.
Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004: The Wave That Changed India’s Disaster Response
On a quiet Sunday morning in 2004, the sea suddenly receded, only to return with a ferocity that changed history. Discover the untold stories, the science behind the…
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