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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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| 5/10/1981 | The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay). |
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| 6/20/1957 | Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 1/18/1950 | India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries. |
| 1/1/1986 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"". |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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