Claim: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was only born on July 13, 1856.
Evidence: Bal Gangadhar Tilak -LRB- or Lokmanya Tilak , ; 23 July 1856 -- 1 August 1920 -RRB- , born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak , was an Indian nationalist , teacher , social reformer , lawyer and an independence activist.