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Historical Event on 6/30/1917

Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.

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3/31/1997Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
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