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Historical Event on 1/15/1929
Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
| 12/6/1952 | First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed. |
| 5/18/1988 | The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 4/18/1914 | Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 12/6/1892 | Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai. |
| 9/29/1996 | Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras. |
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