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Historical Event on 12/15/1894
Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt. |
| 5/9/1919 | Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 9/26/1932 | Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born. |
| 12/4/1796 | Bajirao became the second Peshwa. |
| 8/1/1964 | Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969. |
| 3/26/1969 | Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar. |
| 9/30/1996 | Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 5/11/1970 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
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