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Historical Event on 5/15/1729
Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
| 10/3/1903 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born. |
| 2/1/1986 | Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit. |
| 7/1/1930 | Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 12/26/1831 | Hennry Louis Vivian Derozio passed away. |
| 4/20/1938 | Bhartacharya Chintamanrao Vinayak Vaidya, omnicient research scientist and expert of Marathi and English languages, passed away. |
| 1/17/1917 | Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK). |
| 3/30/1993 | India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations. |
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