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Historical Event on 6/15/1899
Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
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| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 6/20/1993 | Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination. |
| 12/8/1911 | Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
| 1/26/1915 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was born at Nungkao village, Manipur State. |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 9/21/1995 | Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi. |
| 2/23/1908 | Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
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