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Historical Event on 7/15/1917
Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
| 2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
| 4/9/1993 | Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief. |
| 6/15/1937 | Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 12/19/1945 | Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan. |
| 4/16/1959 | Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning. |
| 7/4/1997 | Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls. |
| 11/14/1957 | Children's Day. |
| 9/20/1992 | Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away. |
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