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Historical Event on 1/3/1871

Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.

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12/30/1879Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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