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Historical Event on 4/2/1948

Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.

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5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
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