Sir Curzon Willie was associated with the arrest of Ganesh Savarkar. On 1 July 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra killed Sir Curzon Willie. Madan Lal Dhingra was executed on 17th August. He was considered the first martyr outside India.
Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Grand Old Man of India. He is called so because of his 61 long years of immense contribution to Indian freedom struggle against the British. He served 40 years before the formation of INC and 21 more years after that.