Formerly Montreal Place, this street was renamed India Place on Republic Day, 26 January 1996.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
India Place
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India Place named
On 26 January 1950 the Constitution of India came into force and India declar...
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Tiruvalluvar
Author of the Tirukkural, the classic text of Tamil philosophy and ethics. The Tamil poet is commonly believed to have been born in the First Century BC in Madras (now called Chennai) in south ea...
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at Porbunder in Gujarat. Assassinated in Delhi on the way to prayers. There is another statue of Gandhi i...
Person, Nationalism, Peace, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, India
Major General Orde Wingate
British army officer. Born in India to a military family. One of the founders of modern guerrilla warfare, he specialised in creating military units which used these tactics, the best known such ...
Person, Armed Forces, Africa, Burma, India, Israel/Palestine
Albert Beer
Albert Henry Beer was born on 19 June 1879 in Islington. He was the son of George Beer and Mary Elizabeth Beer née Picket. His father was a glass fitter. He was educated at the Bath Street Council...
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Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Formed by the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Twickenham and of Richmond and of Barnes.
Great Fire of London
Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area of one and a half miles by a half mile - 87 churches - 13,200 houses - only 6 people are recorded as having died (but ...
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