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Historical Event on 7/15/1903

Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1993Daily newspaper of Marathi Language ""Samna"" started its publication at Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad).
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
5/13/1923Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam).
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.