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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.
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| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
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| 7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
| 2/1/1931 | Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue. |
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