Novelist Khushwant Singh

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Novelist

Khushwant Singh

Living place: India

Birthday: 2-2-1915

Global rank: #53005

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Who is Novelist Khushwant Singh?
Remembered for his literary, journalistic, and political work, he wrote many novels and collections of short stories, wrote for such popular publications as The Illustrated Weekly of India and Hindustan Times and served in the Rajya Sabha India's Parliament.
His many honors include 1974 Padma Bhushan and 2007 Padma Vibhushan. Also an attorney, he served at the Lahore Courthouse for nearly a decade.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied at Government College (Lahore); College of St. Stephen (New Delhi); and King's College (London)

Family life info

His marriage to Kawal Malik resulted in children named Mala and Rahul.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Khushwant Singh?
He is the great uncle of famous Indian film actress Amrita Singh.

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When was Novelist Khushwant Singh born?
Khushwant Singh was born in 2-2-1915, death year is , at the age of 109.
Where is Novelist Khushwant Singh's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Khushwant Singh was born in India. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Khushwant Singh's global rank is 53005 and whose rank is 437 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1915 and 2-2

Events in the world in the birth year of Khushwant Singh

  • British oceanliner Lusitania sunk by German submarine, 1,195 perish.
  • Second Battle of Ypres is fought. Background: World War I
  • Genocide of estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenians by Turkish soldiers.

Birthday Khushwant Singh (2-2) in history

  • Day 2-2 year 1536: The capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, is the largest port city founded by Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza.
  • Day 2-2 year 1709: Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued after four years alone on a deserted island off the coast of Chile. He was the inspiration for writer Daniel Defoe to write the famous novel "Robinson Crusoe."
  • Day 2-2 year 1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico.
  • Day 2-2 year 1870: The Cardiff Giant was revealed to be a hoax.
  • Day 2-2 year 1876: The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed.
  • Day 2-2 year 1887: The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred.
  • Day 2-2 year 1922: James Joyce's Ulysses was published.
  • Day 2-2 year 1943: Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad.
  • Day 2-2 year 1971: Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda.
  • Day 2-2 year 1980: The Abscam scandal was revealed.
  • Day 2-2 year 1990: South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela.
  • Day 2-2 year 2003: Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel stepped down after 13 years.
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