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Historical Event on 2/15/1992
Sain Swami Gangeshwaranandji, chief of `Udasin Sampraday', passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
8/8/1940 | Dilip Narayan Sardesai, cricketer (high scoring Indian batsman of sixties), was born in Margao, Goa. He has received Arjun Award (1970). |
11/29/1926 | Prabhakar Narayan Padhye (Bhau Padhye), great journalist and litterateur, was born. |
5/12/1997 | Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan agree to set up joint working groups on a range of issues to be identified by Foreign Secretaries. |
4/20/1971 | Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London. |
2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
4/1/1935 | The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank. |
5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
7/11/1994 | Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service. |
12/27/1929 | Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin. |
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