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Historical Event on 2/3/1969
Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.
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| 5/4/1989 | Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away. |
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| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
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| 7/14/1997 | India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting. |
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