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Historical Event on 9/15/1860
M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/16/1958 | India and U.S.S.R. sign trade agreement to exchange Soviet industrial and agricultural equipment for farm commodities at Moscow. |
| 10/29/1952 | Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name. |
| 1/6/1842 | 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul.. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 7/12/2000 | 67 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 3/26/1992 | Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced. |
| 2/12/1882 | Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born. |
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