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Historical Event on 8/22/1933
Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.
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| 11/6/1913 | Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of Indian Passive Resistance Movement, was arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa by British troops. |
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| 4/24/1995 | K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha. |
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