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Historical Event on 9/20/1886
Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, was born at Sibsagar.
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| 6/14/1958 | Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin. |
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