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Historical Event on 1/15/1998

Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/15/1998Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.
9/16/1929Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari).
7/26/1922Girilal Jain, famous journalist and editor, was born.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
4/11/1931Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
1/27/1904R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
6/26/1991Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister.
5/27/1952The use of Hindi language in addition to English language and of Devnagri form of numerals in addition to the international form of Indian numerals was authorised for warrants of appointments of Governors of State, Judges of the Supreme Court and Judges of the High Court.