K. Natesa Iyer, Indian-Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1887)
Kothandarama Natesa Iyer or S. K. Natesa Iyer (1887 - 7 November 1947) was a Sri Lankan journalist, trade union leader and politician of Indian Tamil origin, had pioneered the labour movement in the plantations in the early 1930s.
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India gains Independence from British rule after near 190 years of Crown rule and joins the Commonwealth of Nations. - 30Sep
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The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.