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Historical Event on 7/15/1904

Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
7/1/1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
9/30/1881Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
8/17/1958Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died.