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Historical Event on 4/26/1920

Srinivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, passed away at Chetpet in Madras.

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9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
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2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
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8/15/1982Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
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