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Historical Event on 8/18/1891
Jain Muni Mishrimalji, poet, social reformer and orator, was born at Pali, Rajasthan.
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| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
| 1/12/1992 | Punjab election set for February 19. |
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