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Historical Event on 8/2/1919
Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born.
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| 1/5/1994 | Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra. |
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| 8/19/1993 | Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64. |
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