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Historical Event on 4/15/1890
Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.
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| 10/21/1981 | Kerala under central rule. |
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| 9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 9/7/1968 | Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2). |
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