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Historical Event on 11/9/1913
Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
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| 10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
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| 7/8/1907 | Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta. |
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