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Historical Event on 5/15/1995
PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/4/1997 | Govt. not to print Re. 1 , Rs. 2 & Rs. 5 currency notes any more, as these three denominations have been coinised. |
| 8/14/1947 | Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage. |
| 11/7/1893 | Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37. |
| 2/3/1916 | Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya. |
| 9/12/1899 | Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born. |
| 2/2/1967 | US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India. |
| 9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
| 3/14/1998 | Sonia Gandhi takes over as the Congress(I) president from Sitaram Kesri. |
| 3/14/1998 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi. |
| 1/12/1949 | Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions. |
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