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Historical Event on 7/15/1783

Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.

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2/21/1952General Election ( 1st) of India ends.
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
4/23/1930Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
2/12/1985Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
10/2/1904Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.