Suez Canal and a couple of coincidences

The canals which helped in a great way in reducing distances pertaining to sea travel are linked with such interesting coincidences: the first with the year of birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the second with the year of beginning of the First World War, while the date is same as that of Indian Independence.

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Which eminent personality died the same day as Mahatma Gandhi?

Orville Wright is considered as the ‘father of modern aviation’. Together with his brother Wilbur, he invented the first airplane. He developed flight technology for the  United States Army. Mahatma Gandhi, an international figure symbolizing peace, the Father of the Indian Nation, ushered in the Indian independence through non-violent means. Both Orville Wright and Mahatma Gandhi died on the same day, i.e. January 30, 1948.

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