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21 October 1943On This Day in History
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Netaji Proclaims Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore
Also on this day in 1805: Battle of Trafalgar — British Royal Navy under Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeats Napoleon's combined French and Spanish fleets.
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