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Historical Event on 9/15/1861
Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
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| 5/8/1995 | Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83. |
| 11/5/1928 | R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born. |
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