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Historical Event on 8/5/1939
In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
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| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
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