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Historical Event on 3/15/1920
Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1988 | Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died. |
| 10/27/1605 | Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra. |
| 11/27/1870 | Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born. |
| 12/25/1954 | Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died. |
| 3/19/1936 | Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 1/2/2000 | Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi. |
| 6/30/1755 | Jayappa Shinde who was the son of Ronoji Shinde was murdered. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
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