Important Days
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Important Events
1988 – Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1878 – Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (d. 1952)
1917 – Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (d. 2012)
1933 – Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1997 – Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer
Death/ Death Anniversary
2012 – Kailashpati Mishra, Indian activist and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1923)
2014 – Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (b. 1950)
