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Historical Event on 12/15/1997
Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/11/1999 | Congress (I) Ministry under the leadership of Mukut Mithi is sworn-in in Arunachal Pradesh. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 8/10/1994 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept. |
| 3/18/1997 | Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires. |
| 1/19/1992 | Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away. |
| 2/2/1965 | Government sanction was accorded to the Officers Training School for the start of Short Service Regular Commission. |
| 8/6/1999 | Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi. |
| 9/20/1857 | British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers. |
| 1/12/1966 | Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away. |
| 5/17/1976 | 4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak. |
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