<b>October 31, 1883</b>
Died, Swami Dayananda Saraswati in Ajmer, Rajasthan at an age of 59. His open opposition to orthodoxy and his message of 'Back to the Veda' cost him his life, when he was poisoned while a guest of the Maharaja of Jodhpur. On his deathbed, he forgave his poisoner, the Maharaja's cook, and actually gave him money from his pocket to flee the king's wrath. Unable to recover, he finally died at Ajmer on the evening of Diwali day, October 31, 1883.
<b>October 31, 1875: </b>
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, lovingly called 'Sardar', the Iron Man and integrator of Modern India, is born in Nadiad of Gujarat.
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<b>November 5, 1915: </b>
Died, Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta, the "Uncrowned King of Bombay", the co-founder of Indian National Congress and an early voice of modern Indian Nationalists. Although he was a strong pillar of the "naram" side of the Congress, together with G K Gokhle and Ranade, taking opposite positions to the "garam" side being led by the three famous Hawks, the keshari-s from Maharashtra, Punjab and Bangal, his contributions in shaping of Modern Indian Nationalism is of no small importance.
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Died, Swami Dayananda Saraswati in Ajmer, Rajasthan at an age of 59. His open opposition to orthodoxy and his message of 'Back to the Veda' cost him his life, when he was poisoned while a guest of the Maharaja of Jodhpur. On his deathbed, he forgave his poisoner, the Maharaja's cook, and actually gave him money from his pocket to flee the king's wrath. Unable to recover, he finally died at Ajmer on the evening of Diwali day, October 31, 1883.
<b>October 31, 1875: </b>
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, lovingly called 'Sardar', the Iron Man and integrator of Modern India, is born in Nadiad of Gujarat.
<img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sardar2_%28Small%29.jpg/180px-Sardar2_%28Small%29.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
<b>November 5, 1915: </b>
Died, Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta, the "Uncrowned King of Bombay", the co-founder of Indian National Congress and an early voice of modern Indian Nationalists. Although he was a strong pillar of the "naram" side of the Congress, together with G K Gokhle and Ranade, taking opposite positions to the "garam" side being led by the three famous Hawks, the keshari-s from Maharashtra, Punjab and Bangal, his contributions in shaping of Modern Indian Nationalism is of no small importance.
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