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Historical Event on 8/17/1934
Murasoli Shanmuga Sundram Maran was born in Thirukkuvalai village in Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu).
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| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
| 10/1/1993 | The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations. |
| 3/22/1991 | President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament. |
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| 11/28/1990 | Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector. |
| 3/30/1993 | Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. |
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