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Historical Event on 9/15/1861
Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1863 | Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet. |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
| 11/20/1917 | J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 10/18/1861 | Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born. |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
| 8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
| 7/3/1927 | A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
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