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Historical Event on 12/15/1749
Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1999 | Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi. |
| 9/12/1993 | Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died. |
| 2/3/1954 | More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad. |
| 1/10/1896 | Shri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), famous politician, freedom fighter, lawyer, prolific writer, social reformer, nationalist leader and litterateur, was born. |
| 10/22/1999 | The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'. |
| 11/19/1838 | Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj. |
| 9/24/1936 | It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 5/19/1993 | Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 1/23/1993 | Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die. |
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