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Srinivasa Ramanujan: The Magician of Numbers

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Colonial & Freedom Struggle

Srinivasa Ramanujan: The Magician of Numbers

A remarkable mind from Kumbakonam who saw patterns no one else could.

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2023
Pakistani protests: Riots broke out following the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
2012
The pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet, ignoring alerts from the terrain warning system, crashed the aircraft into Mount Salak in Indonesia, resulting in the deaths of all 45 people on board.
2005
Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor Pope John Paul II, waiving the standard five years required after the nominee's death.
2001
Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stampede that killed 126 people.
1992
An underground methane explosion occurred at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killing all 26 Canadian coal miners who were working at the time.
1980
Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a pier was struck by MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people.

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