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Historical Event on 10/24/1856
Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
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| 7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
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