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Historical Event on 4/15/1919
Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/8/2000 | Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 2/13/1994 | Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away. |
| 9/24/1921 | Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 11/26/1949 | Constitution of India was adopted |
| 10/13/1905 | Sister Nivedita died. |
| 2/12/1871 | Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K. |
| 2/12/1742 | Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born. |
| 9/10/2000 | Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship. |
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