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Historical Event on 3/15/1941
Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.
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| 7/3/1838 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
| 1/14/1969 | Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/1/1966 | Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away. |
| 7/20/1680 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne. |
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