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August 21

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  1. 1876 CEMesopotamian · born

    Reginald Campbell Thompson, the cuneiformist who excavated Nineveh and other Assyrian sites, was born in London.

  2. 1911 CEHindu · died

    Swami Ramakrishnananda, direct disciple of Ramakrishna who established the Math at Madras, died on 21 August 1911.

  3. 2007 CEIslamic · died

    Qurratulain Hyder, a leading Urdu novelist known for the epic 'Aag Ka Darya' (River of Fire), died near New Delhi.

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