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Historical Event on 1/29/1781
First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781.
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| 9/1/1913 | Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born. |
| 12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
| 6/17/1976 | Montreal Olympics opens. |
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