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Historical Event on 6/4/1947

Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.

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10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".