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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
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
6/3/1895Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, historian and Indian diplomat (Asia & Western Dominance), was born.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
9/10/1915Jatindranath Mukhrjee, great revolutionary, died after being wounded in a pitched battle between the revolutionaries and the police, aided by an army unit, in Balasore.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
12/15/195760 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.