Sachin Pilgaonkar was born in 1957 and is an Indian film and television actor, director, singer, and producer.
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Supriya Pilgaonkar was born in 1967 and is a Hindi/Marathi actress. She is also the wife of Sachin Pilgaonkar.
Supriya Pilgaonkar (née Sabnis) is an Indian film and television actress who has appeared in several Marathi and Hindi films and series. She is married to a...
Disha Vakani was born in 1978 and is a film and television actress best known for her role as 'Daya Jethalal Gada' in the popular daily sitcom 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.'
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The Radcliffe Line was revealed in 1947. This line was known as the border between India's and Pakistan's dominions.
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In 1978, the Double Eagle II balloon becomes the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean, landing in Miserey, France, near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
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in 1976 - A magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, causing a destructive tsunami that kills between 5,000 and 8,000 people and displaced more than 90,000 people.
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Sampooran Singh Kalra, also known as Gulzar, was an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director who was born in 1934.
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Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian politician and current Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, was born in 1959.
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Daler Mehndi, an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer, was born in 1967.
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician who was elected as the United Nations General Assembly's first female president in 1990.
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In 2018, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas announced their engagement in Mumbai, India, with an engagement party.
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Andy Samberg, born August 18, 1978, is a comedian, actor, musician, producer, and writer from the United States.
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Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist who lived from 23 January 1897 to 18 August 1945.
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The Indian Institute of Technology was founded in Kharagpur in 1951.
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On August 18, 1962, Ringo Starr made his debut as a member of the Beatles at a horticultural society dance in Port Sunlight.
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Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian.
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Mahesh Bhatt directed Naaraaz, a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri, Sonali Bendre, and Gulshan Grover.
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Satya Narayana Nadella (born August 19, 1967) is a business executive of Indian origin.
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On this day, August 19, 1757, the East India Company minted its first rupee coin.
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In 1666, Shivaji escaped from Aurangzeb's interment in Agra in a fruit basket.
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In 1960, the Soviet Union launches the satellite Korabl-Sputnik 2 with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats, and a variety of plants.
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William Jefferson Clinton, born August 19, 1946, is a politician from the United States who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
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Demetria Devonne Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is a singer, songwriter, and actress from the United States.
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Lafangey Parindey is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone.
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On August 20, 1920, professional football was born.
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An Italian who had worked as a handyman for the museum in 1911 stole Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre.
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Usain Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a retired Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the greatest of all time.
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Dil Se.. (lit. 'From the Heart..') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed and written by Mani Ratnam
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21st August 1972: Wildlife Protection Act is Passed (INDIA)
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state
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1879 Oldsmobile is founded by Ransom Eli Olds of Olds Motor Works
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James Kimberley Corden is an English comedian, actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host who was born on August 22, 1978.
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(Madras Day) 1639 – Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
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The First America’s Cup is held
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Maine Dil Tujhko Diya is a 2002 Indian Hindi romantic action film directed, produced, written, and starring Sohail Khan.
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Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was a professional basketball player from the United States.
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1966 First Photograph of the Earth Taken From the Orbit of the Moon
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Stephen Fry, in full Stephen John Fry, (born August 24, 1957, London, England), British actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director
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Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai is a 2000 Hindi drama film starring Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
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2006 Pluto is Declassified as a Planet
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During the 1971 season, the Indian cricket team toured England and played 19 first-class matches, winning seven, losing one, and drawing eleven.
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NATO went into effect on 24th August 1949
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Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is a filmmaker and artist from the United States.
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Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia.
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In 1955, NBC broadcast the first color television broadcast of a Davis Cup tennis match!
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NBC made history yet again in 1955 when they broadcast the first co...
The first edition of "The Guinness Book of Records" is published in Great Britain on August 27, 1955, and it quickly becomes a hit.
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Abbas-Mustan directed the Indian Hindi-language action comedy film Baadshah. On August 27, 1999, it was released.
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"I Have a Dream" is a public speech given by Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, on August 28, 1963
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Toyota was formed in the year 1937
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Separamadu Lasith Malinga, born August 28, 1983, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time.
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"One Direction: This Is Us," a 3D concert film directed by Morgan Spurlock, premieres in London in 2013.
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Jackson, Michael Joseph He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was born on August 29, 1958.
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The Beatles' final paid concert took place on August 29, 1964, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
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Dhyan Chand, Major He was born on August 29, 1905.
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Rock On!! is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Abhishek Kapoor
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Mr. Bechara is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj
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Diana, Princess of Wales, died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, from injuries sustained in a car accident in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris, France.
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Hardy, Jeffrey Nero He was born on the 31st of August, 1977. He is a professional wrestler and musician from the United States.
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Indian Standard Time is introduced
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1985 The Wreck of the sunk ship Titanic is found in the North Atlantic Ocean
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Cricketer Ishant sharma was born
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First ATM opens for business
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Charlie sheen is born
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Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1978) is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress from the United States.
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google on September 4, 1998
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Freddie Mercury was born on September 5, 1946, and died on November 24, 1991. He was a British singer and songwriter
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Voyager 1 is a NASA space probe that was launched on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager programme to study the Solar System's outer heliosphere
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Idrissa Elba is an English actor, producer, and musician who was born on September 6, 1972.
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Nayak: The Real Hero, a 2001 Indian Hindi-language political action film produced by A. M. Rathnam
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Radhika Apte was born on September 7, 1985, in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, to a Marathi-speaking family.
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From September 8, 1966, to June 3, 1969, NBC aired Star Trek.
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On September 9th, 1966, Adam Sandler was born.
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The Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for the "United Colonies" on September 9, 1776.
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The song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is by the American rock band Nirvana
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Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar was born on 10 September 1872
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1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
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The September 11 attacks, also known as the 9/11 attacks, were a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks carried out in 2001
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JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage to the moon
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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who was born on September 12, 1913.
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1970 The Soviet Union launches the Luna 16 (first robotic probe to land on the Moon )
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1959 First Man-Made Object Successfully Lands on the Moon (Luna 2)
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1975 Pink Floyd's concept album "Wish You Were Here" reaches No. 1 in the US
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